So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.

The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.

What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.

Good words quench more then a bucket of water.

Good words quench more then a bucket of water.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.

In idle wishes fools supinely stay;
Be there a will,--and wisdom finds a way.