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Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.
Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.
Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
