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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
