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Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Hee that hath patience hath fatt thrushes for a farthing.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.