And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.

A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

There was not a greater gourmand living.

There was not a greater gourmand living.

What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more

What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.

The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]

The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.