Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.

Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.

There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.

There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.

God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.

God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.

What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.

There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]

Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.

Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.

He assigned it to regions more than tropical.

He assigned it to regions more than tropical.