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Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.