And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And read more

And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

An idle head is a boxe for the winde.

An idle head is a boxe for the winde.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.

Our liberality should not exceed our ability.

Our liberality should not exceed our ability.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.