Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.

To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more

There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.

Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Night is the mother of Councels.

Night is the mother of Councels.

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.

In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.

An injury may prove a blessing.

An injury may prove a blessing.

One mouth doth nothing without another.

One mouth doth nothing without another.