Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

A jade eates as much as a good horse.

A jade eates as much as a good horse.

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.

Here is a fine field for talent.

Here is a fine field for talent.

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

But men are men; the best sometimes forget.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.

Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.

If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.

If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.