Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.

He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.

It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.

A novice always behaves with propriety.

A novice always behaves with propriety.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.

At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.