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In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
Integrity is praised and starves.
Integrity is praised and starves.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.