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Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.