A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.

Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.

But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.

Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.

Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.