Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

A little and good fills the trencher.

A little and good fills the trencher.

Here's metal more attractive.

Here's metal more attractive.

When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.

When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.

Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.

Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.

The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.