He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.

He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]

The truly noble mind has no resentments.

The truly noble mind has no resentments.

The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.

The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.

An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.