Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.

When shall we find his equal?

When shall we find his equal?

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]

How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?

Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.

Each man has his fancy.

Each man has his fancy.