I say, patience and shuffle the cards! - Miguel de Cervantes

By a small sample we may judge of the whole piece.

...in the worst of circumstances, the hypocrite who pretends to be good does less harm than the public sinner.

Now, blessings light on him that first invented this same sleep! It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot. It is the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world cheap, and the balance that sets the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man, even.