What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out
at the back.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Praise day at night, and life at the end.

Praise day at night, and life at the end.

Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.

Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.

All is grist that comes to the mill.

All is grist that comes to the mill.