Good is god, but better carries it.

Good is god, but better carries it.

Living well is the best revenge.

Living well is the best revenge.

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

I hate all children of precocious talent.

I hate all children of precocious talent.

Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.

Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?

What sweeter gift from nature has fallen to the lot of man than
his children?

All are not merry that dance lightly.

All are not merry that dance lightly.

When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.

When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.