It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

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.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

Which of these two is the greater fool?

Which of these two is the greater fool?

This victory will be your I ruin.

This victory will be your I ruin.

He that is angry at a feast is rude.

He that is angry at a feast is rude.