A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

To bee beloved is above all bargaines.

To bee beloved is above all bargaines.

If the old dog barke he gives counsell.

If the old dog barke he gives counsell.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.

What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.

The day is short, the work is much.

The day is short, the work is much.

Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.

Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.

By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.