Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.

Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more

Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.

The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.

The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.

The great put the little on the hooke.

The great put the little on the hooke.

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more

With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.

Wisdom triumphs over chance.

Wisdom triumphs over chance.

Rome was not built in a day.

Rome was not built in a day.