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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
They that know one another salute a farre off.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
