Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.

In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.

Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.

The morning Sunne never lasts a day.

The morning Sunne never lasts a day.

Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.

Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.

To bee beloved is above all bargaines.

To bee beloved is above all bargaines.

Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more

Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.