Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.

In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.

In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Beate the dog before the Lyon.

Unsound minds like unsound Bodies, if you feed, you poyson.

Unsound minds like unsound Bodies, if you feed, you poyson.

Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]

Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

God comes to see without a bell.

God comes to see without a bell.

The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.