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When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.