Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.

Good words quench more then a bucket of water.

Good words quench more then a bucket of water.

The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.

The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.

The back-doore robs the house.

The back-doore robs the house.

It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.

It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.