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To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
He blames Neptune unjustly who twice suffers shipwreck.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.