Didst thou never hear That things ill got had ever bad…

Didst thou never hear
That things ill got had ever bad success?
And happy always was it for that son,
Whose father for his hoarding went to hell?

Act II

King Henry, scene ii

How sweet a thing it is to wear a crown,
Within whose circuit is Elysium,
And all that poets feign of bliss and joy. - View Quote Details on How sweet a thing it is to wear a crown,
Within…
A little fire is quickly trodden out,
Which being suffer’d, rivers cannot quench. - View Quote Details on A little fire is quickly trodden out,
Which being suffer’d, rivers…
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind;
The thief doth fear each bush an officer. - View Quote Details on Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind;
The thief doth fear each…
Warwick, peace!
Proud setter-up and puller-down of kings! - View Quote Details on Warwick, peace!
Proud setter-up and puller-down of kings!
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on. - View Quote Details on The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
And many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hew down and fell the hardest-timber’d oak. - View Quote Details on And many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hew down and…