Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.

Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

He says anything that first comes into his mouth.

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

A true friend is tested in adversity.

A true friend is tested in adversity.

Nothing secure unlesse suspected.

Nothing secure unlesse suspected.

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more

Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.