That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.

That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.

In poison there is no physic.

In poison there is no physic.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.

One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a
hundred sons one father.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

All is well ended, if the suit be won.

All is well ended, if the suit be won.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

Better to be blinde, then to see ill.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.