Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.

The woman that deliberates is lost.

The woman that deliberates is lost.

When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.

When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
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When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

Modred's narrow foxy face,
Heart hiding smile, and gray persistent eye.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.