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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more
Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]