The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most read more

The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.

Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.

Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.

She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
read more

She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
read more

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

The chiefe boxe of health is time.

The chiefe boxe of health is time.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.