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The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
