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No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the
people.