There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.

There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.

An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.

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.

A small heart hath small desires.

A small heart hath small desires.

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.

Consider the end.

Consider the end.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.