Power seldome grows old at Court.

Power seldome grows old at Court.

One sword keeres another in the sheath.

One sword keeres another in the sheath.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

This is the real secret of all that indignation.

He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more

He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.

Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.

As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.