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.

A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.

A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.

When in doubt, do nowt.

When in doubt, do nowt.

The scalded head feares cold water.

The scalded head feares cold water.

Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.

Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Wine unlocks the breast.

Wine unlocks the breast.

How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!

Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.