Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.

Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
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Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gentler sister woman;
Though they may gang a' kennin' wrang
To step aside is human.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]

Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]

Where there is peace, God is.

Where there is peace, God is.

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]

Charity sees the need not the cause.

Charity sees the need not the cause.