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Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.
