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A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.