We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.

He that makes his bed ill, lies there.

He that makes his bed ill, lies there.

A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.

A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.

Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more

That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.

Gifts enter every where without a wimble.

Gifts enter every where without a wimble.

Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.

Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.