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Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Kings play the fool, and the people suffer for it.
Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.
Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.