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Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.