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That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.