Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more

Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]

There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.

The table robbes more then a thiefe.

The table robbes more then a thiefe.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.

He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.

He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.

Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.

Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.

In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.