The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]

The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
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The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.