A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more

A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.

Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.

Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

I talk of cheese, you of chalk.

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Nature made the fields and man the cities.

Nature made the fields and man the cities.

Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.

Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.