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Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
