He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.

The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.

The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.

He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.

He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.

Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.

Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.

There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.

There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.

He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.

He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.