Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.

Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.

Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.

The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.

The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

Give me the ocular proof.

Give me the ocular proof.

God made the country, and man made the town.

God made the country, and man made the town.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.