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Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
