A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.

Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale.

You stick in the same mire.

You stick in the same mire.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Hee stands not surely, that never slips.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.

Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.

Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.