The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.

Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.

If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.

If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more

Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.

A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.

A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.