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Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.