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Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
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This formal fool, your man, speaks naught but proverbs,
And speak men what they can to him he'll answer
With some rhyme, rotten sentence, or old saying,
Such spokes as ye ancient of ye parish use.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.
The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.
The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.