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Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.