A broken Friendship may be soder’d, but will never be sound. (27)
A clear Conscience laughs at false accusations. (42)
A common Jeerer may have Wit, but not Wisdom. (47)
? A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.
A Danger foreseen is half avoided. (67)
[English Proverb]
A fair Booty makes many a Thief. (86)
A Fault, once denied, is twice committed. (93)
A Fool’s Speech is a Bubble of Air. (109)
A Fool, when he hath spoke, hath done all. (111)
A forced Kindness deserves no Thanks. (113)
A Friend to all, is a Friend to none. (120)
A Friend, that you buy with Presents, will be bought from you. (121)
A gallant Man needs no Trumpets and Drums to rouse him. (124)
A gallant Man rather despises Death than hates Life. (125)
A Gift, with a kind Countenance, is a double Present. (131)
A good Conscience is the best Divinity. (141)
A good Example is the best Sermon. (146)
A good Friend is my nearest Relation. (151)
A good Garden may have some Weeds. (152)
A good honest Man, now-a-days, is but a better Word for a Fool. (153)
A good Life is the only Religion. (158)
A Grain of Prudence is worth a Pound of Craft. (187)
A great City, a great Solitude. (191)
A great Fortune, in the Hands of a Fool, is a great Misfortune. (194)
A little Wind kindleth a great Fire; a great one bloweth it out. (253)
A Man may be happy here and hereafter, without much Fame or Wealth. (290)
A Man may have a just Esteem of himself, without being proud. (297)
A Pot that belongs to many, is ill stirr’d and worse boil’d. (360)
A small Demerit extinguishes a long Service. (404)
A Stumble may prevent a Fall. (424)
A too quick Return of an Obligation is a sort of Ingratitude. (442)
A wicked Companion invites us all to Hell. (458)
A wicked Man is his own Hell; and his Passions and Lusts the Fiends that torment him. (460)
A wise Man may look ridiculous in the company of Fools. (474)
A wise Man turns Chance into good Fortune. (475)
All Doors open to Courtesy. (512)
All things are easy, that are done willingly. (561)
All Truth is not to be told at all Times. (567)
An ill Man is worst, when he appeareth good. (626)
An Ounce of Wisdom is worth a Pound of Wit. (658)
As good do nothing, as to no Purpose. (684)
As good have no Time, as make no good Use of it. (686)
As the Wind blows, you must set your Sail. (738)
As Virtue is its own Reward, so Vice is its own Punishment. (743)
Action is the proper Fruit of Knowledge. (760)
Adversity oftentimes leads to Prosperity. (765)
Against the Wild-fire of the Mob there’s no Defence. (776)
Anger is short-liv’d in a good Man. (796)
Antiquity is not always a Mark of Verity. (804)
Any thing for a quiet Life. (805)
Argument seldom convinces any one contrary to his Inclinations. (812)
Art helps Nature, and Experience Art. (814)
At the end of the Work, you may judge of the Workman. (827)
Bad Excuses are worse than none. (833)
Be a Friend to thy self, and others will be so too. (847)
Be not hasty to outbid another. (853)
Be silent, or speak something worth hearing. (856)
Better a Blush in the Face, than a Spot in the Heart. (859)
Better a little Fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us. (865)
Better be deny’d than deceived. (874)
Better go back, than lose your self. (897)
Better late than never. (911)
Better lose a Jest than a Friend. (915)
Best dealing with an Enemy, when you take him at his weakest. (970)
Beware of no Man more than thy self. (977)
Bitter Pills may have wholesome Effects. (985)
By Art and Deceit Men live half the Year; and by Deceit and Art the other half. (1037)
Comparison, more than Reality, makes Men happy or wretched. (1133)
Comparisons are odious. (1134)
Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them. (1135)
Correction should not respect so much what is past, as what is to come. (1165)
Custom is the Guide of the Ignorant. (1223)
Dangers are overcome with Dangers. (1232)
Denying a Fault, doubles it. (1267)
Desire of Glory is the last Garment, that even wise Men put off. (1270)
Desire to forsake the World. (1271)
Destiny leads the willing, but drags the unwilling. (1275)
Detractors are their own Foes, and the World’s Enemies. (1278)
Diligence is the Mother of Good Fortune. (1289)
Discretion in Speech is more than Eloquence. (1296)
Distrust is the Mother of Safety, but must keep out of Sight. (1300)
Do all you can to be good, and you’ll be so. (1301)
Do as most do, and Men will speak well of thee. (1303)
Do good, if you expect to receive it. (1306)
Draw not thy Bow, before thy Arrow be fixed. (1326)
Education polishes good Natures, and correcteth bad ones. (1360)
Emulation is lively and generous, Envy base and malicious. (1364)
Even doubtful Accusations leave a Stain behind them. (1395)
Every Fool can find Faults, that a great many wise Men can’t remedy. (1416)
Every Man for himself, and God for us all. (1423)
Every Man hath his weak Side. (1427)
Every Man living hath something to do. (1432)
Every one’s Faults are not written in their Foreheads. (1449)
Every one thinks himself able to advise another. (1452)
Every thing hath its Time, and that Time must be watch’d. (1466)
Every thing is good in its Season. (1467)
Examples teach more than Precepts. (1476)
Excess of Obligation may lose a Friend. (1477)
Experience is good, if not bought too dear. (1479)
Experience is the Father of Wisdom, and Memory the Mother. (1480)
Fate leads the Willing, but drives the Stubborn. (1508)
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Fear can keep a Man out of Danger, but Courage only can support him in it. (1511)
Fear is one part of Prudence. (1512)
Fear is stronger than Love. (1513)
Felicity lies much in Fancy. (1519)
Fetters even of Gold are heavy. (1521)
Fetters of Gold are still Fetters; and silken Cords pinch. (1522)
Few are fit to be entrusted with themselves. (1523)
Few dare write the true News of their Chamber. (1524)
Few there are that will endure a true Friend. (1529)
Flattery fits in the Parlour, when plain Dealing is kick’d out of Doors. (1552)
Forget other’s Faults by remembring your own. (1591)
Friendship and Company are a bad excuse for ill Actions. (1615)
Friendship increases in visiting Friends, but in visiting them seldom. (1618)
Friendships multiply Joys, and divide Griefs. (1622)
God send me a Friend, that will tell me of my Faults. (1686)
Good Actions are the best Sacrifice we can offer to God. (1697)
Good deeds remain; all things else perish. (1710)
Good Nature is a great Misfortune, if it want Prudence. (1721)
Good Nature without Prudence, is Foolishness. (1723)
Gratitude is the least of Virtues, but Ingratitude is the worst of Vices. (1749)
Great Minds and great Fortunes don’t always go together. (1763)
Great Persons seldom see their Face in a true Glass. (1764)
Great Riches are of no real and substantial Use. (1765)
Great Wealth makes us neither more Wise, nor more Healthy. (1772)
Half a Loaf is better than no Bread. (1781)
Half-witted Fellows speak much, and say little. (1783)
He benefits himself, that doth Good to others. (1813)
He does not believe, that does not live according to his Belief. (1838)
He doth much, that doth a thing well. (1839)
He drags his Chain, and yet says, ‘tis other that are mad. (1840)
He hath a good Judgment, that relieth not wholly on his own. (1882)
He hath no mean Portion of Virtue, that loveth it in another. (1894) *
He invites future Injuries, who rewards past ones. (1905)
He is above his Enemies, that despises their Injuries. (1906)
He is a very ill Man, who retaineth not a Secret Reverence for a good Man. (1910)
He is my Friend that succoureth me, not he that pitieth me. (1926)
He is never alone, who is accompanied with noble Thoughts. (1927)
[He is never alone that is in the company of noble thoughts.] Anonymous
He is no wise Man, that cannot play the Fool upon Occasion. (1929)
He is not a virtuous Man, that loveth it not even in an Enemy. (1930)
He is not charitable, that will not be so privately. (1932)
He is not good himself, who speaks well of every body alike. (1935)
He is well onward on the Way of Wisdom, who can bear a reproof, and mend by it. (1953)
He leaps into a deep River, to avoid a shallow Brook. (1963)
He may find Fault, but let him mend it if he can. (1985)
He passes Sentence, before he hears the Evidence. (2002)
He preaches well, that lives well. (2006)
He set my House afire, only to roast his Eggs. (2018)
He shall have enough to do, who studies to please Fools. (2019)
He teacheth ill, that teacheth all. (2035)
He tells me my Way, and don’t know it himself. (2036)
He that does any thing for the Publick, is accounted to do it for nobody. (2082)
He that doth good for Praise only, meriteth but a Puff of Wind. (2088)
He that falls to-day, may be up again to-morrow. (2097)
He that follows Nature, is never out of his Way. (2108)
He that has most Time, has none to lose. (2141)
He that has no Fools, Knaves, nor Beggars in his Family, was begot by a Flash of Lightning. (2144)
He that has no Shame, has no Conscience. (2148)
He that hath Time, and looketh for a better Time, loseth Time. (2163)
He that helpeth the Evil, hurteth the Good. (2163)
He that hunts after Vanity, shall take Vexation. (2168)
He that is Innocent, may well be Confident. (2179)
He that is too busy in mending and judging of others, will never be good himself. (2193)
He that is too secure, is not safe. (2195)
He that knoweth useful things, not he that knows many things, is the wise Man. (2206)
He that knows least, commonly presumes most. (2208)
He that knows not how to hold his Tongue, knows not how to talk. (2210)
He that listens after what People say of him, shall never have Peace. (2218)
He that lives a Knave, will hardly die an honest Man. (2219)
He that lives on Hope, has but a slender Diet. (2222)
He that makes himself an Ass, must not take it ill, if Men ride him. (2232)
He that refuses Praise the first Time, does it, because he would have it the second. (2261)
He that repents of a Fault upon right Grounds, is almost innocent. (2263)
He that resisteth his own evil Inclinations, obeys God. (2266)
He that resolves to deal with none but honest Men, must leave off dealing. (2267)
He that’s full, takes no Care for him that’s fasting. (2283)
He that sows Iniquity, shall reap Sorrow. (2306)
He that speaks ill of his Wife, dishonoureth himself. (2309)
He that stays in the Valley, shall never get over the Hill. (2314)
He that trusteth to the World, is sure to be deceived. (2336)
He that walketh with the Virtuous, is one of them. (2340)
He that will conquer, must fight. (2346)
He that will not be saved, needs no Sermon. (2351)
He that will not sail till all Dangers are over, must never put to Sea. (2353)
He that would right understand a Man, must read his whole story. (2369)
He who cannot counterfeit a Friend, can never be a very bad Enemy. (2380)
He who imparts Wisdom to another, purifies and exalts his own Mind. (2389)
He who trusts all Things to Chance, makes a Lottery of his Life. (2407)
He will never get to Heaven, that desires to go thither alone. (2411)
He’s a Friend to none, that is a friend to all. (2437)
He’s a Slave, that cannot command himself. (2445)
He’s my Friend, that speaks well of me behind my Back. (2465)
He’s not ungrateful, that cannot; but he that will not repay. (2468)
Heaven is a cheap Purchase, whatever it cost. (2481)
Hell is full of good Meanings and Wishes; but Heaven is full of good Works. (2487)
Honest Men are justified by the Light. (2526)
Hopes and Fears chequer Humane Life. (2546)
How can you think your self the wiser, for pleasing Fools? (2555)
How difficult a thing it is, to persuade most Men to be happy! (2556)
How happy is he, that owes nothing but to himself! (2557)
How many things hath he to repent of, that lives long! (2559)
Hunger finds no Fault with the Cookery. (2566)
Hunger is the best Sauce. (2569)
Husband, don’t believe what you see, but what I tell you. (2577)
I cannot believe You, you speak so fair. (2589)
I cannot run and sit still, at the same time. (2590)
I can’t be your Friend, and your Flatterer too. (2592)
I will be thy Friend, but not thy Vice’s Friend. (2632)
If the Counsel be good, no Matter who gave it. (2704)
If we are bound to forgive an Enemy, we are not bound to trust him. (2728)
If we be Enemies to our selves, whither shall we fly? (2729)
If we did not flatter our selves, no Body else could. (2730)
If you be a Jester, keep your Wit till you have use for it. (2736)
If you be not Content, put your hand in your pocket, and please your self (2739)
If you had had fewer Friends, and more Enemies, you had been a better Man. (2755)
If you have one true Friend, you have more than your Share comes to. (2760)
If you love your self too much, no Body else will love you at all. (2768)
If you make Money your God, ‘twill plague you like a Devil. (2770)
If you pay for every Lie, you will soon be bankrupt. (2777)
If you pay not a Servant his Wages, he will pay himself. (2778)
If you pity Rogues, you are no great Friend to honest Men. (2780)
If you run after two Hares, you will catch neither. (2782)
If you sell the Cow, you sell her Milk too. (2786)
If you leap into a Well, Providence is not bound to fetch you out. (2795)
If you will obtain, you must attempt. (2796)
If you would compare two Men, you must know them both. (2798)
In fair Weather, prepare for foul. (2818)
It happens in an Hour, that comes not in an Age. (2836)
It is a bad Bargain, where both are Losers. (2839)
It is a bad Soil, where no Flowers will grow. (2844)
It is a base Thing to tread upon a Man, that is down. (2847)
It is a fair degree of Plenty to have what is necessary. (2850)
It is a great Point of Wisdom, to find out one’s own Folly. (2860)
It is a manly Act, to forsake an Error. (2867) [Anonymous]
It is a miserable Thing for a wise Man to be under the Government of a Fool. (2869)
It is a most base Thing to betray a Man, because he trusted you. (2870)
It is a worthier Thing to deserve Honour than to possess it. (2891)
It is an ill Thing to be deceived, but worse to deceive. (2904)
It is easier to prevent ill Habits, than to brake them. (2929)
It is ill mistaking in Matters of Importance. (2961)
It is in vain to cast your Net, where there is no Fish. (2966)
It is in vain to learn Wisdom, and yet to live foolishly. (2969)
It is in vain to use Words, when Deeds are expected. (2969)
It is lost Labour to sow, where there’s no Soil. (2972)
It is my own Fault, if I am deceived by the same Man twice. (2982)
It is not Humility, but Sordidness, to be regardless of true Honour. (2998)
It is one Thing to speak much, and another to speak pertinently. (3007)
It is safer to hear and take Counsel, than to give it. (3014)
It is a Sin not to be angry with Sin. (3015)
It is sooner said than done. (3017)
It is the easiest Thing in the World, for a Man to deceive himself. (3022)
It is the Property of Fools to be always judging. (3027)
It is wiser to run away, when there’s no Remedy, than to stay and die in the Field foolishly. (3033)
Inconsiderable Excuses are a sort of self-Accusation. (3090)
Ingratitude is the Daughter of Pride. (3094)
Insolence puts an end to Friendship. (3105)
Justice will not condemn even the Devil himself wrongfully. (3116)
Kings have no Power over Souls. (3130)
Knaves are in such Repute, that honest Men are accounted Fools. (3134)
Knowledge directeth Practice; but yet Practice increaseth Knowledge. (3137)
Knowledge is a Treasure, but Practice is they* Key to it. (3139)
Learning makes a Man fit Company for himself. (3163)
Liberality is not giving largely, but giving wisely. (3203)
Life is half spent, before we know what it is. (3208)
Little Shame, little Conscience, and much Industry will make a Man rich. (3260)
Live, and let live. (3263)
Live not upon the Opinion of other Men. (3264)
Make a Virtue of Necessity. (3313)
Make not even the Devil blacker than he is. (3320)
Make the best of a bad Bargain. (3325)
Malice drinketh up the greatest Part of its own Poison. (3327)
Man begins to die before he is born. (3330)
Man had perish’d long ago, had it not been for publick spirited Persons. (3331)
Many can bear Adversity, but few Contempt. (3340)
Many can pack the Cards better than they can play. (3341)
Many come to bring their Clothes to Church rather than themselves. (3342)
Many get into a Dispute well, that cannot get out well. (3346)
Many humble Servants, but not one true Friend. (3350)
Many talk like Philosophers, and live like Fools. (3358)
Many, that are Wits in jest, are Fools in earnest. (3359)
Many Words and many Lies look much alike. (3364)
Many would be Cowards if they had Courage enough. (3366)
Measure thrice, and cut once. (3381)
Men are less eager for what they may have, than what they cannot obtain. (3388)
Men are more prone to revenge Injuries, than to requite kindness. (3389)
Men generally look more upon Decency than Virtue. (3393)
Men hate those they have hurt. (3395)
Men like to talk of what they love. (3396)
Men may blush to hear what they were not asham’d to act. (3398)
Men seek less to be instructed than applauded. (3403)
Men take less care of their Conscience than their Reputation. (3404)
Men work but slowly, that have poor Wages. (3407)
Men’s Actions are not to be judg’d of at first Sight. (3408)
Mirth and Motion prolong Life. (3416)
Mischief comes by the Pound, and goes away by the Ounce. (3417)
Misfortunes, when asleep, are not to be awaken’d. (3422)
Modesty is not Bashfulness. (3431)
Money cannot buy Merit. (3434)
Money is the God of the World. (3440)
More Men are terrified than punished. (3459)
More than enough is too much. (3461)
Most Things have two Handles; and a wise Man takes hold of the best. (3472)
Much Law, but little Justice. (3482)
Much Religion, but no Goodness. (3485)
My Mind to me a Kingdom is. (3500)
Nature is beyond all teaching. (3505)
Nature will sometimes lie buried a great while, and yet revive upon occasion of a Temptation. (3509)
Natural Folly is bad enough; but learned Folly is intolerable. (3510)
Necessity and Opportunity may make a Coward valiant. (3514)
Never too old to learn what is good. (3530)
Never was a scornful Person well receiv’d. (3531)
No Body calls himself Rogue. (3545)
No Body can stand in Awe of himself too much. (3547)
No Body can think much to bear that, which is the common Fate of all Men. (3548)
**
No Body is willing to acknowledge he is in the Fault. (3551)
No Body thinks himself an Impertinent or Fool. (3552)
No Condition so low, but may have Hopes; none so high, but may have Fears. (3555)
No Day passeth, without something we wish not. (3558)
No Dish pleases all Palates alike. (3560)
No Estate can make him rich that has a poor heart. (3562)
No Garden without its Weeds. (3576)
No good building without a good Foundation. (3578)
No Happiness without Holiness. (3580)
No ill-natur’d People think well of God. (3586)
No Man can always stand his Ground. (3591)
No Man can like all, or be lik’d of all. (3595)
No Man is the worse, for knowing the worst of himself. (3601)
No Man is willing to own him, who is out of the good Opinion of the World. (3602)
No Rose without a Prickle. (3625)
No Tyrant can take from you your Knowledge and Wisdom. (3635)
No Vice goes alone. (3637)
None, but a wise Man, can employ Leisure well. (3642)
None can be good to soon. (3645)
None can pray well, but he that lives well. (3647)
None can think so well of others, as most do of themselves. (3648)
None is a Fool always; every one, sometimes. (352)
None is so Wise, but the Fool sometimes overtakes him. (3654)
None knows what will happen to him before Sun-set. (3656)
Oftentimes, to please Fools, wise Men err. (3703)
Old custom without truth is but an old error.
Old Men think themselves cunning. (3723)
Old Thanks pay not for a new Debt. (3728)
Once in Use, and ever after a Custom. (3733)
One cannot live by selling Goods for Words. (3741)
One cannot take true Aim at Things too high. (3742)
One Danger is seldom overcome without another. (3745)
One is of Martin’s Religion, another of Luther’s. (3763)
One Lie calls for many. (3766)
One may as much miss the Mark, by aiming too high, as too low. (3769)
One may be confuted, and yet not convinc’d. (3771)
One may say too much, even upon the best Subject. (3779)
One may surfeit with too much, as well as starve with too little. (3781)
One may think, that dares not speak. (3783)
Open not your Door, when the Devil knocks. (3808)
Opportunity makes the Thief. (3810)
Other Men’s Failings accuse us of Frailty. (3812)
Overdoing, is doing Nothing to the Purpose. (3814)
Our pity is often misapplied; for none can tell, what another feels. (3825)
Our Pleasures are mostly imagin’d, but our Griefs real. (3826)
Our Virtues would be proud, if our Vices whip’d them not. (3829)
Our whole Life is but a greater and longer Childhood. (3830)
Pain is forgotten, when Grain comes. (3836)
Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good. (3842)
Patience and Pusillanimity are two Things. (3853)
Plants too often removed will not thrive. (3881)
Play may be good, but Folly can never be of any Use. (3883)
Praise makes good Men better, and bad Men worse. (3918)
Praise not the Ford, till you are safe over. (3920)
Praise the Sea, but keep on Land. (3921)
Praises from wicked Men are Reproaches. (3925)
Prevention is much preferable to Cure. (3932)
Pride goes before; Shame follows after. (3938)
Pride, joined with many Virtues, choaks them all. (3939)
Pride is the most uneasy Thing in the World, and the most odious. (3943)
Pride perceiving humility honourable, often borrows her Cloak. (3948)
Pride will spit in Pride’s Face. (3953)
Prosperous Men seldom mend their Faults. (3967) [Anonymous]
Proud Men can’t bear with Pride in others. (3968)
Purchase not friends by gifts; when thou ceasest to give, such will cease to love.
Quarrels could not last long, were but Prudence on one Side. (3990)
Rashness is not Valour. (4002)
Religion is the best Armour in the World, but the worst Cloak. (4011)
Religion without Piety hath done more Mischief in the World, than all other Things put together. (4012)
Remember, thou art but a Man. (4014)
Reputation depends less upon our selves than upon Fortune. (4022)
Reputation is often got without Merit, and lost without Crime. (4024).
Revenge never repairs an Injury. (4031)
Riches serve a wise Man, but command a Fool. (4047)
Right reckoning makes long Friends. (4053)
Search not a Wound too deep, lest thou make a new one. (4084)
Seek not to reform every one’s Dial by your own Watch. (4088)
Self do, self have. (4091)
Self-Preservation is Nature’s first Law. (4094)
Set a Thief to catch a Thief. (4106)
Shallow Wits censure every Thing, that is beyond their Depth. (4116)
Sickness is felt, but Health not at all. (4160)
Sickness will spoil the Happiness of an Emperor, as well as mine. (4162)
Silence is Wisdom, when speaking is Folly. (4169)
Since you wrong’d me, you never had a good Thought of me. (4176)
Singularity always seems to have a Spice of Arrogancy in it. (4177)
Sin is Sin, whether it be seen or no. (4178)
So many Men, so many Minds. (4197)
So, now you act like your self; and no Body will trust you. (4199)
So the Miracle be wrought, what Matter if the Devil did it? (4200)
Solitude dulls the Thought, too much Company dissipates it. (4208)
Some are Atheists only in fair Weather. (4210)
Some are very busy, and yet do nothing. (4211)
Some have been thought brave, because they were afraid to run away. (4214)
Some injure all they fear, and hate all they injure. (4215)
Some Mens No is better receiv’d, than others Yea. (4216)
Some, that speak no ill of any, do no good to any. (4219)
Some will lose rather their best Friend, than their worst Joke. (4220)
Sometimes it costs a great deal to do Mischief. (4224)
Sometimes it’s better to give your Apple, than eat it your self. (4225)
Soon hot, soon cold. (4228)
Soon ripe, soon rotten. (4229)
Sow good Works, and thou shalt reap Gladness. (4234)
Spit not against Heaven; ‘twill fall back into thy own Face. (4252)
Strike, while the Iron is hot. (4226)
Supine Facility, and good Nature are vastly different. (4228)
Suspicion may be no Fault, but shewing it may be a great one. (4295).
Take hold of a good Minute. (4310)
Take Time, while Time is; for Time will away. (4313)
Teaching of others, teacheth the Teacher. (4323)
Temporizing is sometimes great Wisdom. (4331)
That Fire, which lighteth us at a Distance, will burn us when near. (4341)
That sick Man is not to be pitied, who hath his Cure in his Sleeve. (4371)
That Trial is not fair, where Affection is Judge. (4373)
That, which is well done, is twice done. (4381)
That, which you sow, you must reap. (4389)
The absurdest Tongue that is, can disparage. (4391)
The Applause of the People, is a Blast of Air. (4397)
The Belief and Hope of Heaven, is a sufficient Encouragement to Virtue, when all others fail. (4406)
The Conquer’d is never call’d Wise, nor the Conqueror Rash. (4459)
The Day of our Birth is one Day’s advance towards our Death. (4466)
The Envious hurts others something, but him self very much. (4500)
The Failings of other Men accuse us of Frailty. (4511)
The first Chapter of Fools, is to esteem themselves Wise. (4545)
The first Faults are theirs that commit them; the second theirs that permit them. (4528)
The first Step to Virtue, is to love Virtue in another Man. (4532)
The first step towards Virtue, is to abstain from Vice. (4533)
The Fool is busy in every one’s Business but his own. (4537)
The Fool wanders, the wise Man travels. (4540)
The greatest Barkers are not the greatest Biters. (4567)
The greatest Business of Life is to prepare for Death. (4568)
The greatest Learning is to be seen in the greatest Plainness. (4574)
The greatest Mischief you can do the Envious is to do well. (4575)
The guilty Man fears the Law; the innocent Man, Fortune. (4584)
The King may give the Honour, but thou art to make thy self honourable. (4615)
The Love of the Wicked is more dangerous than their Hatred. (4636)
The maintaining of one Vice, costeth more than ten Virtues. (4645)
The Memory of a Benefit soon vanisheth; but the Remembrance of an Injury sticketh fast in the Heart. (4649)
The Mob has many Heads, but no Brains. (4653)
The more Haste we make in a wrong Way, the further we are from our Journey’s End. (4661)
The most Penitent Anchorite has now and then a small Flight of Vanity. (4674)
The Nature of Things will not be alter’d by our Fancies of them. (4682)
The nearer the Church, the further from God. (4683)
The number of the Malefactors, authorizes not the Crime. (4687)
The only Way to know and to serve God, is to be like him. (4695)
The Passions are like Fire and Water; good servants, but bad Masters. (4702)
The Pleasure of this World consists in having Necessaries, not Superfluities. (4708)
The Race is got by running. (4728)
The Road is not bad, if I get home well. (4739)
The Sting of Reproach is the Truth of it. (4769)
The Study of vain Things is laborious Idleness. (4772)
The Thief is sorry he is to be hanged, but not that he is a Thief. (4788)
The true Gentleman is God’s Servant, the World’s Master, and his own Man. (4805)
The two principal Things, are Wisdom and Health. (4806)
The unfortunate are counted Fools. (4811)
The usefullest Truths are the plainest. (4813)
The Vulgar will keep no Account of your Hits, but of your Misses. (4816)
The Way to be safe, is never to be secure. (4820)
The Way to live much, is to begin to live well betimes. (4821)
The weakest and most timorous, are the most revengeful and implacable. (4822)
The wise Man draws more Advantage from his Enemies, than a Fool from his Friends. (4833)
The wise Man, even when he holds his Tongue, says more than the Fool, when he speaks. (4834)
The wise Man is born to rule the Fool. (4835)
The World is so much Knave, that it holds Honesty to be a Vice and a Folly. (4843)
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There are many rare Abilities the World, which Fortune never brings to Light. (4855)
There are more Lords in the World, than fine Gentlemen. (4856)
There are more threatened than struck. (4860)
There is a critical Minute for all Things. (4873)
There is a sort of Pleasure in indulging of Grief. (4883)
There is Difference between living long, and suffering long. (4893)
There is more Money got by ill Means, than by good Acts. (4899)
There is more Pleasure in loving, than in being belov’d. (4900)
There is no Piety in keeping an unjust Promise. (4915) [Anonymous]
There is no Reputation so clear, but a Slanderer may stain it. (4920)
There is no usual Rule without an Exception. (4925)
There is none deceiv’d, but he that trusteth. (4928)
There is nothing more precious than Time, and nothing more prodigally wasted. (4934)
There is some Virtue or other to be excercis’d, whatever happens. (4938)
They are not all Saints, that use Holy Water. (4956)
They love dancing well, that dance barefoot upon Thorns. (4966)
They must hunger in Winter, that will not work in Summer. (4968)
They say so, is half a Lie. (4970)
They seldom live well, who think they shall live long. (4971)
They, that talk like Philosophers, are often observ’d to act like Fools. (4984)
They, who cannot do as they would, must do as they can. (4988)
Things not understood, are admir’d. (4992)
This, or any Moment may be your last. (5000)
Tho’ Modesty be a Virtue, yet Bashfulness is a Vice. (5006)
Tho’ you are bound to love your Enemy, you are not bound to put your Sword in his Hand. (5017)
Those see nothing but Faults, that seek for nothing else. (5021)
Those, that make the best Use of their Time, have none to spare. (5029)
Those, that too much reverence the Ancients, are a scorn to the Moderns. (5030)
Till Death all is Life. (5045)
? Time misspent is not lived but lost.
Time past may be repented, but can never be recalled. (5053)
Timely and Wise Fear of Danger prevents Danger. (5056)
‘Tis altogether vain to learn Wisdom, and yet live foolishly. (5065)
‘Tis easier to avoid a Fault, than acquire Perfection. (5073)
‘Tis easier to preserve a Friend, than to recover him when lost. (5077)
‘Tis easier to ridicule than commend. (5078)
‘Tis harder to unlearn than learn. (5085)
‘Tis in vain to speak Reason, where ‘twill not be heard. (5088) [Anonymous]
‘Tis not every Question, that deserves an Answer. (5094)
‘Tis not knowing much, but what is useful, that makes a wise Man. (5097)
‘Tis not Liberty to live licentiously. (5098)
‘Tis not other’s Apprehensions, but your own Liking that should please you. (5099)
‘Tis not Prating but Working, that brings in the Harvest. (5100)
‘Tis not the Beard, that makes the Philosopher. (5102)
‘Tis Pride and not Nature, that craves much. (5112)
‘Tis the Men, not the Houses, that make the City. (5121)
‘Tis the Place, that shews the Man. (5122)
‘Tis Wisdom sometimes to seem a Fool. (5125) (Latin, English)
To be proud of an Hereditary Title, is to rant it in a dead Man’s Clothes. (5136)
To blush at Vice shews the World, you are asham’d of it. (5140)
To contemn a just Commendation, is to kick at a Kindness. (5148)
To go against Reason and Conscience, is to rebel against God himself. (5172)
To live is not to spend or waste Time, but to employ it. (5199)
Too much Asseveration is a good Ground of Suspicion. (5258)
Too much Familiarity breeds Contempt. (5263)
Truth is Truth, in spite of Custom’s Heart. (5303)
Truth makes the Devil blush. (5306)
Truth may sometimes come out of the Devil’s Mouth. (5308)
Truth needs not many Words; but a false Tale, a large Preamble. (5309)
Valour is brutish without Discretion. (5343)
Venture thy Opinion, but not thy self for thy* Opinion. (5350)
Vice is its own Punishment, and sometimes its own Cure. (5354)
Vice would be frightful, if it did not wear a Mask. (5360)
Virtue and Happiness are but two Names for the same Thing. (5363)
Virtue and Vice divide the World; but Vice has got the greater Share. (5365)
Virtue is a Man’s *both Guard and Glory. (5372)
Virtue is more persecuted by the Wicked, than encouraged by the Good. (5375)
*Virtue is of Worth by it self alone; and so is not Birth. (5378)
Virtue is prais’d by all; but practised by few. (5379)
Virtue is Beauty of the Soul. (5381)
Virtue is the only Ground for Friendship to be built upon. (5382)
Virtue is the only true Nobility. (5383)
Virtue it self, without good Manners, is laughed at. (5385)
Virtue would not go far; if a little Vanity walked not with it. (5390)
Vows made in Storms are forgot in Calms. (5408)
**
Those that worship God merely for Fear,
Would worship the Devil too, if he appear. (6419)
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
Virtue is the only true nobility.
We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed. (The Optimist)
We ought to see far enough into a hypocrite to see even his sincerity.
We shall never have friends, if we expect to find them without fault.
When good people have a falling out, only one of them may be at fault at first; but if the strife continues long, usually both become guilty.
? He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.