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Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
