Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

The best mirrour is an old friend.

A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.

A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.

Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.

Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.

A faire death honours the whole life.

A faire death honours the whole life.

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?

Give me the ocular proof.

Give me the ocular proof.