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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.