HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers read more

HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten.

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten.

A knave’s religion is always the rottenest thing about him.

A knave’s religion is always the rottenest thing about him.

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; Who sows a field, or trains read more

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all.