A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.

A friend is a second self.

A friend is a second self.

He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.

He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more

We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.

Prayers and provender hinder no journey.

Prayers and provender hinder no journey.

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred read more

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.

To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.

To disregard money, on suitable occasions, is often a great
profit.