We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

A word once spoken cannot be recalled.

In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]

In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.

No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.

No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.

Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.

Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.

A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.

A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.