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In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
Chaos of thought and passion all confused.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.