Speech is silvern, silence is golden.

Speech is silvern, silence is golden.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]

The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.

The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.

Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.

Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

It's not good fishing before the net.

It's not good fishing before the net.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.

Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.