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Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
He that cockers his child, provides for his enemie.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
