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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!
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows read more
O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by a cloud takes all away!
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
