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Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
