Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.

Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.

It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more

It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

All our pompe the earth covers.

All our pompe the earth covers.

Words pay no debts.

Words pay no debts.

There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.

Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.