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No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.