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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
