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A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.