Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Integrity is praised and starves.

Integrity is praised and starves.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

The point is plain as a pike staff.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]

Let the dead bury the dead.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.