Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.

The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.

Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.

Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.

A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.

The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.

The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.