Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read.
What pity 'tis, one that can speak so well, Should in his actions be so ill!
Black detraction will find faults where they are not.
Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and it is that which crowns a welcome.
He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful
But married once, a man is stak'd or pown'd, and cannot graze beyond his own hedge.