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Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.