I give not gold for mere expectations.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.

Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.

He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.

Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.

A smiling face is half the meal.

A smiling face is half the meal.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.