Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.

Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and
pounds will take care of themselves.

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.

One flower makes no garland.

One flower makes no garland.

A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.

A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.

Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.

Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.