A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

Trees eate but once.

Trees eate but once.

Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

If we cannot do what we want, we must do what we can.

Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.

Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

We ne'er shall look upon his like again.

A good heart cannot lye.

A good heart cannot lye.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.