. Moral emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations . I HE Wise never speak in the superlative, for that mode of speech always offendseither Truth or Prudence. Exaggerations are so many prostitutions of reputation,inasmuch as they expose the shallowness of the understanding and the bad taste ofthe speaker. Exaggeration is a species of lying; he who exaggerates shews himself tobe a man of bad taste, and, what is worse, a man of mean intellect.—Gracian. TOO MUCH CORDIAL WILL DESTROY. TOO MUCH COURTESY, TOO MUCH CRAFT. 1 IY Light into a fnuffe is almoft turnd, J) And no
. Moral emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations . I HE Wise never speak in the superlative, for that mode of speech always offendseither Truth or Prudence. Exaggerations are so many prostitutions of reputation,inasmuch as they expose the shallowness of the understanding and the bad taste ofthe speaker. Exaggeration is a species of lying; he who exaggerates shews himself tobe a man of bad taste, and, what is worse, a man of mean intellect.—Gracian. TOO MUCH CORDIAL WILL DESTROY. TOO MUCH COURTESY, TOO MUCH CRAFT. 1 IY Light into a fnuffe is almoft turnd, J) And now the candle to fmoaking allies burnd, Behold another Light (bands ready by, Which to enjoy my place will make me dye. Yet not unpuniihd it puts out my breath, My very doe revenge my death. So doth the fonne his Father make away, If not with fword, with griefe, before his day, That he his Fathers goods and meanes may joy, Which Nemefis revenging doth convoy. For oft the fpendthrifts goods fo evill gotten Are fpent before his Fathers bones are rotten. Farlies DO BUSINESS, BUT BE NOT A SLAVE TO IT. PROSPERITY GAINS FRIENDS, When the Wind ferves, all aid.
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