How well I feathered by nest.

How well I feathered by nest.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.

In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.

In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
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It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]

A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.

A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.

He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.