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A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
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.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.