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Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
