Better fed than taught.

Better fed than taught.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?

What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more

Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.

What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.

The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.

The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.

He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
[Fr., Qui s'excuse, s'accuse.]

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.

Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.