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For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.