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Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Never had ill workeman good tooles.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.