Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.

Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.

Too much of anything is bad.

Too much of anything is bad.

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.

Truth and oyle are ever above.

Truth and oyle are ever above.

A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more

A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]

Love and life are for to-day.

Love and life are for to-day.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.

Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.

Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

My poverty, but not my will consents.