The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more

We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.

An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.

An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.

Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of read more

'Tis dangerous to take a cold, to sleep, to drink; but I tell you,
my lord fool, out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower,
safety.