A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.

Good service is a great inchantment.

Good service is a great inchantment.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.

Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.