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Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
