Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]

One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]

His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.

His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.

God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.

God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.

If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.

If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.