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Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.