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'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.
In a long work sleep may be naturally expected.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.