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Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.