Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blood is thicker than water.

If any would not work, neither shall he eat.

If any would not work, neither shall he eat.

Praise a hill, but keepe below.

Praise a hill, but keepe below.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

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.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.

Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.