The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.

The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.

Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.

Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.

He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.

It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.

In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.

In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.