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Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
