And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.

An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.