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It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Divine grace was never slow.
Divine grace was never slow.
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.