John Harington

John Harington
case hide legal
From your confessor, lawyer and physician, hide not your case on no condition.
call dare doth none reason treason
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason
history politics reason-why
Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why, when it prospers, none dare call it treason.
honesty doctors way
From your confessor, lawyer and doctor, hide not your case on no condition. [Is this a way of saying that honesty is the best policy?]
fishing water troubled-waters
Best fishing in troubled waters.
beautiful strong wine
Five qualities there are wine's praise advancing; Strong, beautiful, fragrant, cool and dancing.