A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more

A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.

Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.

Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.

God keep me from false friends!

God keep me from false friends!

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.

Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.

There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right read more

There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.

Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.

Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.