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 Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our 
regard for the donor.  
 Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our 
regard for the donor. 
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
 The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes 
nothing to him but a little mony.  
 The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes 
nothing to him but a little mony. 
 The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for 
country life.  
 The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for 
country life. 
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
Designedly God covers in dark night the issue of futurity.
 No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble 
about.  
 No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble 
about.