Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome When no force else can get the masterdom.

The person lives twice who lives the first life well.

Some asked me where the rubies grew, And nothing I did say; But with my finger pointed to The lips of Julia..

T is the will that makes the action good or ill..

Necessity makes dastards valiant men..

He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke..

When the artless doctor sees No one hope, but of his fees, And his skill runs on the lees; Sweet Spirit, comfort me! When his potion and his pill, Ha….

Let wealth come in by comely thrift, And not by any sordid shift; 'T is haste Makes waste; Extremes have still their fault. Who gripes too hard the d….

Thus times do shift, each thing his turn does hold; New things succeed, as former things grow old..

But ne'er the rose without the thorn..

Feed him ye must, whose food fills you. And that this pleasure is like raine, Not sent ye for to drowne your paine, But for to make it spring againe..

Roses at first were white, Till thy co'd not agree, Whether my Sapho's breast, Or they more white sho'd be..

The first act's doubtful, but we say, it is the last commends the play..

Rise and put on your foliage, and be seen To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and green, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for yo….

Who covets more is evermore a slave..

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse..

Like will to like, each creature loves his kind..

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest ….

Before man's fall the rose was born,St. Ambrose says, without the thorn;But for man's fault then was the thornWithout the fragrant rose-bud born; But….

Bid me to live, and I will liveThy Protestant to be,Or bid me love, and I will giveA loving heart to thee..

Welcome, maids of honor, You doe bring In the spring, And wait upon her..