Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

Of a little thing a little displeaseth.

Of a little thing a little displeaseth.

Praise day at night, and life at the end.

Praise day at night, and life at the end.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.

Those things please more, which are more expensive.

Those things please more, which are more expensive.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!