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You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
Since you know all, and I nothing, tell me what I dreamed last
night.
Since you know all, and I nothing, tell me what I dreamed last
night.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
What stronger breast-plate than a heart untainted.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.