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What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
