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O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
When your throat is parched with thirst, do you desire a cup of
gold?
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
