Noble houskeepers neede no dores.

Noble houskeepers neede no dores.

A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.

A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.

Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.

O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!

O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!