Maxioms by Laertius Diogenes
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but read more
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
