Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.

A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.

He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

He tells old wives' tales much to the point.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.

Manie things are lost for want of asking.

Manie things are lost for want of asking.

He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.

He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.