A soft answer turneth away wrath.

A soft answer turneth away wrath.

The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

Evils have their comfort, good none can support.

Evils have their comfort, good none can support.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

A great fortune enslaves its owner.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.