Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove; that is, more knave than fool.

Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove; that is, more knave than fool.

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; Who sows a field, or trains read more

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; Who sows a field, or trains a flower, Or plants a tree, is more than all.

A knave’s religion is always the rottenest thing about him.

A knave’s religion is always the rottenest thing about him.

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten.

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves Repose and fatten.