'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.

The way of transgressors is hard.

The way of transgressors is hard.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.

Nought venture nought have.

Nought venture nought have.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.

For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.

For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.

To err is human.

To err is human.

In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.

In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.