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And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
This world is nothing except it tend to another.
This world is nothing except it tend to another.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
The Smith and his penny both are black.
The Smith and his penny both are black.