Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.

He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.

He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.

To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more

To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

All things require skill, but an appetite.

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.