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A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.