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Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.