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In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
