The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!

Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Our praises are our wages.

Our praises are our wages.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.