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Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
A woman the leader of the enterprise.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]