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A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken
to is silent.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
