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A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
He who injures one man threatens many.
He who injures one man threatens many.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?