An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

Good workemen are seldome rich.

Good workemen are seldome rich.

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Of what avail are pedigrees?

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

Trivial losses often prove great gains.

They are safe in their number and their close array.

They are safe in their number and their close array.

Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.

Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.

Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.

Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.