A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

A word spoken in due season, how good is it!

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.

That is gold which is worth gold.

That is gold which is worth gold.

Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.

Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

Put your toong in your purse.

Put your toong in your purse.

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]