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He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Yeeres know more then bookes.
Yeeres know more then bookes.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.