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Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
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!
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.