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Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
There are faults we would fain pardon.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.