How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more

Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.

'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.

Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.

Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.