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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
He that feares death lives not.
He that feares death lives not.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.