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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
