Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.

Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.

A pittifull looke askes enough.

A pittifull looke askes enough.

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

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.

Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.

Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.