Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

The honied tongue hath its poison.

The honied tongue hath its poison.

Let the dead bury their dead.

Let the dead bury their dead.

The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.

The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
read more

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.