You are judged of by what you possess.

You are judged of by what you possess.

Covetousnesse breaks the bag.

Covetousnesse breaks the bag.

'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.

Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.

Noble houskeepers neede no dores.

Noble houskeepers neede no dores.

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]

The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.

The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.