Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more

Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.

To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.

To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.

I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.

The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.