The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.

Hunger makes dinners, pastime suppers.

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.

Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.

Knowledge is folly, except grace guide it.

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.

Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?

Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.

Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.