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The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Citties are taken by the eares.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.