Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.

Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.

Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more

Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.

Waight and measure take away strife.

Waight and measure take away strife.

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more

To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.

When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.

When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.

A golden key can open any door.

A golden key can open any door.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.

Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.