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To a child all weather is cold.
To a child all weather is cold.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
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.
Little wealth, little care.
Little wealth, little care.
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
