More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.

More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.

My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more

My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more

Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.

Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.