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Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
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There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
