A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.

The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.

The act is judged of by the event.

The act is judged of by the event.

The itch of scribbling.

The itch of scribbling.

A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.

A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.