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He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
God keep me from false friends!
God keep me from false friends!