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The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
Farre shooting never kild bird.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
A garden must be lookt unto and drest as the body.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
