Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.