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.

Hold their nose to the grindstone.

Hold their nose to the grindstone.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

There is no such thing as perfect happiness.

Debters are lyers.

Debters are lyers.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Warre is deaths feast.

Warre is deaths feast.

If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.

If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.