Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.

Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.

Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.

Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.

Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.

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.]

The big thieves hang the little ones.

The big thieves hang the little ones.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

Men who only live to eat.

Men who only live to eat.