Maxioms by George Herbert
One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
Less at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance,
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Less at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance,
Make not thy sport abuses: for the fly
That feeds on dung is colored thereby.
