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O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.
We take no note of time
But from its loss.
We take no note of time
But from its loss.
