Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more

Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Our praises are our wages.

Our praises are our wages.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.

As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.

Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]

It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.

It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our
past life with pleasure.