A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more

The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.

A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.