By hooke or crooke.

By hooke or crooke.

To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.

To say that which is instructive and also pleasing.

To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.

To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.

A flea in his ear.

A flea in his ear.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

To cut a whetstone with a razor.

To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.

To be praised by a man who has won his laurels.

Made no more bones.

Made no more bones.

This is a pretty flimflam.

This is a pretty flimflam.

Diamonds cut diamonds.

Diamonds cut diamonds.