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It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]