It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.

If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.

You stick in the same mire.

You stick in the same mire.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.

Spare your breath to cool your porridge.

Spare your breath to cool your porridge.

He that studies his content, wants it.

He that studies his content, wants it.

'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

A good heart cannot lye.

A good heart cannot lye.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.

Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.