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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.