Everyone has his besetting sin.

Everyone has his besetting sin.

All griefes with bread are lesse.

All griefes with bread are lesse.

Of a new Prince, new bondage.

Of a new Prince, new bondage.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.

Poverty needs much, avarice everything.

Poverty needs much, avarice everything.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.

Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.

A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.

A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.