Maxioms by Phaedrus (thrace Of Macedonia)
They who delight to be flattered, pay for their folly by a late
repentance.
[Lat., Qu se laudari read more
They who delight to be flattered, pay for their folly by a late
repentance.
[Lat., Qu se laudari gaudent verbis subdolis,
Sera dant peonas turpes poenitentia.]
It is a sin for a plebian to grumble in public.
[Lat., Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est.]
It is a sin for a plebian to grumble in public.
[Lat., Palam mutire plebeio piaculum est.]
A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is
a laughing-stock to those who know him.
read more
A coward boasting of his courage may deceive strangers, but he is
a laughing-stock to those who know him.
[Lat., Virtutis expers verbis jactans gloriam
Ignotos fallit, notis est derisui.]
That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.
[Lat., Id demum est homini read more
That only is a disgrace to a man which he has deserved to suffer.
[Lat., Id demum est homini turpe, quod meruit pati.]
All the old knives
That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.
All the old knives
That have rusted in my back, I drive in yours.
