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Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.