By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.

She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.

There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.

Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.

He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]

He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]

If that you have a former friend for foe.

If that you have a former friend for foe.

We are born poets. we become orators.

We are born poets. we become orators.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.