What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.

In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.

To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.

To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.

Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?

Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?

Do not expect good from another's death.

Do not expect good from another's death.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.