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Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
