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Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
