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He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
