Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.

A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.

Circumstances alter cases.

Circumstances alter cases.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]

A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.