There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.

Armour is light at table.

Armour is light at table.

The Smith and his penny both are black.

The Smith and his penny both are black.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.

The best bred have the best portion.

The best bred have the best portion.

The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.

The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.

Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.