Maxioms by Ludovico Ariosto
They think they have God Almighty by the toe.
They think they have God Almighty by the toe.
There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
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There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
[Fr., Non e un si bello in tante altre persone,
Natura il fece, e poi roppa la stampa.]
When the devil grows old he turns hermit.
When the devil grows old he turns hermit.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
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Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
[Lat., Ne spegner puo per star nell'acqua il foco;
Ne puo stato mutar per mutar loco.]
