Not even the gods can withstand necessity.

Not even the gods can withstand necessity.

Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]

Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]

I hate all children of precocious talent.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.

Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and
what he pleaseth.

At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.

At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.

The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.

As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.

As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.