I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

Farre shooting never kild bird.

Farre shooting never kild bird.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good read more

Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.

We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.

Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.

Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.