Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.

Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.

Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.

Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.

Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.

Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.

To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.

To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.

We take no note of time
But from its loss.

We take no note of time
But from its loss.