Hee that lives well is learned enough.

Hee that lives well is learned enough.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.

Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.

Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more

Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.