So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect read more

To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the
unjust, is simple folly.

Consider an enemy may become a friend.

Consider an enemy may become a friend.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to read more

She can change her
Mind like the wind: whatever she has said
Or done, is light to what she'll say or do.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of read more

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.

A living dog is better than a dead lion.

A living dog is better than a dead lion.