The Devil himself, which is the author of confusion and lies.
Robert Burton (1577 - 1640)
Source: Anatomy of Melancholy
Contributed by: Zaady
Him that makes shoes go barefoot himself.
Homer himself must beg if he want means, and as by report sometimes he did "go from door to door and sing ballads, with a company of boys about him."
Set a beggar on horseback and he will ride a gallop.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Birds of a feather will gather together.
Who cannot give good counsel? T'is cheap, it costs them nothing.
Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards; their worthiest captains, best wits, greatest scholars, bravest spirits in all our annals, have been base [born].