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Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Trust not him that hath once broken faith.
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.