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No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst read more
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.