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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
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.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes
nothing to him but a little mony.
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes
nothing to him but a little mony.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.