Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.

Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.

You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.

Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]

The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more

The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]

A fair face may make a foul bargain.

A fair face may make a foul bargain.

Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.

Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.

Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.

Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.