Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more

Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.

He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.

The absent partie is still faultie.

The absent partie is still faultie.

An undertaking beset with danger.

An undertaking beset with danger.

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.