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He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
They are safe in their number and their close array.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.