Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

The best manners are stained by haughtiness.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.

His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
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His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His youth 'gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned,
But spurned in vain! Youth waneth by increasing.

Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.

Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.

The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.