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Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
