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He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
Gifts enter every where without a wimble.
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
It is human nature to hate those whom we have injured.
[Lat., Proprium humani ingenii, est odisse quem laeseris.]
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
