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Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be read more
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Though they don't want to kill anybody, they like to have the
power to do so.
Though they don't want to kill anybody, they like to have the
power to do so.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.