Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.

Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.