Let him love none and be by none beloved!

Let him love none and be by none beloved!

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.

It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.

It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from read more

It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from praise
after he is dead.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.

On their own merits modest men are dumb.

On their own merits modest men are dumb.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.