ambition

glory

is like a glow-worm; afar off they shine bright, But look'd too near have neither heat nor light.

Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright, But look'd too near have neither heat nor light.

is an important resource --- Tis better to be fortunate than wise.

is not able to be concealed --- Other sins only speak; murder shrieks out.

Other sins only speak; murder shrieks out.

is a good thing. Is not old wine wholesomest? Old pippins toothsomest? Does old wood not burn brightest? old linen wash whitest?

Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burns brightest, old linen wash whitest, and old lovers soundest'

is the devil's quilted anvil... he fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard.

A politician is the devil's quilted anvil... He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard. John Webster