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Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.