Every man makes a god of his own desire.

Every man makes a god of his own desire.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.

You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.

You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

He that lives well sees a farre off.

He that lives well sees a farre off.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.