For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.

For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Virtue alone is happiness below.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.

Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.

Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.

Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.

He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.

He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.