Speech is silvern, silence is golden.

Speech is silvern, silence is golden.

Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,

Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,

Favour will as surely perish as life.

Favour will as surely perish as life.

Faire language grates not the tongue.

Faire language grates not the tongue.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

Springes to catch woodcocks.

Springes to catch woodcocks.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Make three bites of a cherry.

What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.

What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.