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We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.