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Ty it well, and let it goe.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Poverty is the mother of health.
Poverty is the mother of health.
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.