Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.

When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.

Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.

Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.