The covetous are always in want.

The covetous are always in want.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

Handsome features are a silent recommendation.

Handsome features are a silent recommendation.

A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

One sound blow will serve to undo us all.

One sound blow will serve to undo us all.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

Man is to man a god or a wolf.

Man is to man a god or a wolf.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.