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If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.