Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.

As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.

He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.

Hold their nose to the grindstone.

Hold their nose to the grindstone.

If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.

If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.

Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.

Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.