Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.

If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.

If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.