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Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
