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Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.