Integrity is praised and starves.

Integrity is praised and starves.

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.

To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

The mill cannot grind with water that's past.

The mill cannot grind with water that's past.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?