General Sayings ( 490 - 500 of 3562 )
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
He that hath the grace of God, hath wealth enough.
In the end truth will out.
In the end truth will out.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
