Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.

Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.

Better times perhaps await us who are now wretched.

In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.

In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.

Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.

Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.

Anything for a quiet life.

Anything for a quiet life.

I'll tell the names and sayings and the places of their birth,
Of the seven great ancient sages so read more

I'll tell the names and sayings and the places of their birth,
Of the seven great ancient sages so renowned on Grecian earth,
The Lindian Cleobulus said, "The mean was still the best";
The Spartan Chilo said, "Know thyself," a heaven-born phrase
confessed.
Corinthian Periander taught "Our anger to command,"
"Too much of nothing," Pittacus, from Mitylene's strand;
Athenian Solon this advised, "Look to the end of life,"
And Bias from Priene showed, "Bad men are the most rife";
Milesian Thales uregd that "None should e'er a surety be";
Few were there words, but if you look, you'll much in little see.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.

You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.

Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.

Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.