It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.

There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.