Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

He that blames would buy.

He that blames would buy.

The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.

The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.