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Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.