God keep me from false friends!

God keep me from false friends!

Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.

Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.

A fickle and capricious woman.

A fickle and capricious woman.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.

One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.