The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

To a good spender God is the Treasurer.

To a good spender God is the Treasurer.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.

A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.

Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.

Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

Three can hold their peace, if two be away.

Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.

Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.