With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

After supper walk a mile.

After supper walk a mile.

Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.

Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.