If you must flie, flie well.

If you must flie, flie well.

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.

Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.

Now o'er his tomb and happy ashes will not violets spring?

Now o'er his tomb and happy ashes will not violets spring?

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.

The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.