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Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.