William Shakespeare ( 10 of 368 )
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.