'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial
in the shade?

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial
in the shade?

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.

Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.

Yeeres know more then bookes.

Yeeres know more then bookes.