A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.

Some things are good, some middling, more bad.

Some things are good, some middling, more bad.

Which of these two is the greater fool?

Which of these two is the greater fool?

He that serves well needes not ask his wages.

He that serves well needes not ask his wages.

I'll tell the names and sayings and the places of their birth,
Of the seven great ancient sages so read more

I'll tell the names and sayings and the places of their birth,
Of the seven great ancient sages so renowned on Grecian earth,
The Lindian Cleobulus said, "The mean was still the best";
The Spartan Chilo said, "Know thyself," a heaven-born phrase
confessed.
Corinthian Periander taught "Our anger to command,"
"Too much of nothing," Pittacus, from Mitylene's strand;
Athenian Solon this advised, "Look to the end of life,"
And Bias from Priene showed, "Bad men are the most rife";
Milesian Thales uregd that "None should e'er a surety be";
Few were there words, but if you look, you'll much in little see.

One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.

One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.

He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.

He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.

A good prayer is master of anothers purse.

A good prayer is master of anothers purse.