We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.

A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.

A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.

Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.

Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.