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A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
There is no evil without its compensation.
There is no evil without its compensation.
For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
For evil news rides post, while good news baits.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.