Hard it is to teach the old horse to amble anew.
This iron world bungs down the stoutest hearts to lowest state; for misery doth bravest minds abate.
Rising glory occasions the greatest envy, as kindling fire the greatest smoke.
It often falls, in course of common life, that right long time is overborne of wrong.
For easy things, that may be got at will, Most sorts of men do set but little store.
Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.