Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.

Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their read more

They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.

The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.

There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.

There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.

A gift much expected is paid, not given.

A gift much expected is paid, not given.

The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more

The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.

He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.