I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.

Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.

Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.

The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]

There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]