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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
 Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to 
your mind.  
 Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to 
your mind. 
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
 He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe 
into a good way.  
 He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe 
into a good way. 
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.