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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
