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As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.