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Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
Hee that learnes a trade hath a purchase made.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.