Every animal loves itself.

Every animal loves itself.

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.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.

Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.

The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.