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Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of read more
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.