Humble Hearts have humble desires.

Humble Hearts have humble desires.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.

Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.

A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.

A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.

There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.