Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more

Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.

He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.

He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.

It is best to know the worst at once.

It is best to know the worst at once.

Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.

Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.

Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.