Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.

Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.

When war begins, then hell openeth.

When war begins, then hell openeth.

The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.

The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.

How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.

Opportune times for speaking.

Opportune times for speaking.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

When in doubt, do nowt.

When in doubt, do nowt.

Anything for a quiet life.

Anything for a quiet life.