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Do not swear at all;
Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the read more
Do not swear at all;
Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,
Which is the god of my idolatry,
And I'll believe thee.
I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.
I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.
Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...
Don't judge me... \'cause you ain't me...
On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait,
And from your judgment must expect my fate.
On you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait,
And from your judgment must expect my fate.
Tekel: Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
Tekel: Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
And then a whoreson jackanapes must take me up for swearing, as
if I borrowed mine oaths of him read more
And then a whoreson jackanapes must take me up for swearing, as
if I borrowed mine oaths of him and might not spend them at my
pleasure.
Jack was embarrassed--never hero more,
And as he knew not what to say, he swore.
Jack was embarrassed--never hero more,
And as he knew not what to say, he swore.
Men as a whole judge more with their eyes than with their hands.
Men as a whole judge more with their eyes than with their hands.
We sometimes see a fool possessed of talent, but never of
judgment.
[Fr., On est quelquefois un sot read more
We sometimes see a fool possessed of talent, but never of
judgment.
[Fr., On est quelquefois un sot avec de l'esprit; mais on ne
l'est jamais avec du jugement.]