It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.

In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.

Dally not with mony or women.

Dally not with mony or women.

A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.

A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.

If you believe everything you read, better not read.

If you believe everything you read, better not read.

Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor.

He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.

Life ain't all beer and skittles.

Life ain't all beer and skittles.