The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more

The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.

Who gives to all, denies all.

Who gives to all, denies all.

Let the worst come to the worst.

Let the worst come to the worst.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

O how full of briars is this working-day world.

When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.

When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.

In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.