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Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?