Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.

Poore and liberall, rich and coveteous.

Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.

The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.

The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the read more

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in
horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage
eagles produce a peaceful dove.
[Lat., Fortes creantur fortibus et bonis;
Est in juvenis, est in equibus patrum
Virtus; nee imbellem feroces
Progenerant aquilae columbam.]

Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.

Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.

To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.

To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.