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Charity sees the need not the cause.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
When his heart is glad
Of the full harvest, I will speak to him.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.