Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.

. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.

Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.

Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.