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Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . read more
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . . . I am no true man.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
