Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.

Circumstances alter cases.

Circumstances alter cases.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.