Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.

Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

Put your best foot forward.

Put your best foot forward.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.

Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

He comes not in my books.

He comes not in my books.

He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.

He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more

The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.