Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

In trying to be concise I become obscure.

In trying to be concise I become obscure.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.

Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

Yet gold all is not that doth golden seem.

A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.

A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.

Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.

He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.