Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

None is offended but by himselfe.

None is offended but by himselfe.

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

You cannot know wine by the barrell.
[You cannot know the wine by the barrel.]

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Deception follows on the heels of deception.

Deception follows on the heels of deception.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

Gamsters and race-horses never last long.

Gamsters and race-horses never last long.

Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He
is the wisest man who does everything read more

Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He
is the wisest man who does everything at the proper time.