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Integrity is praised and starves.
Integrity is praised and starves.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
