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Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
 The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all 
crinoline and chignon.]  
 The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all 
crinoline and chignon.] 
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.
What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.