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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of
others.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
A great dowry is a bed full of brables.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
