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Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
Every man has his price.
Every man has his price.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
