Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.

Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.

The great would have none great and the little all little.

The great would have none great and the little all little.

Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

It's more paine to doe nothing then something.

It's more paine to doe nothing then something.

With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.

With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the Church.