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A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
