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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The House shewes the owner.
The House shewes the owner.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.