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Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
