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The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
Even in animals there exists the spirit of their sires.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
