Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!

O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!

God keep me from false friends!

God keep me from false friends!

Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.

Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.

Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.

Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

Let the dead bury their dead.

Let the dead bury their dead.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.