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Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.