I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.

To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.

Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more

Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.

Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.