One flower makes no garland.

One flower makes no garland.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.

A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.

Circumstances alter cases.

Circumstances alter cases.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

God comes to see without a bell.

God comes to see without a bell.

A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.

A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

He that burnes most shines most.

He that burnes most shines most.