A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]

The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

Charity sees the need not the cause.

Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?

Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?

Craft against vice I must apply.

Craft against vice I must apply.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Councell breakes not the head.

Councell breakes not the head.