Maxioms by Terence (publius Terentius Afer)
Attired to please herself: no gems of any kind
She wore, nor aught of borrowed gloss in Nature's stead;
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Attired to please herself: no gems of any kind
She wore, nor aught of borrowed gloss in Nature's stead;
And, then her long, loose hair flung round her head
Fell carelessly behind.
Fare ye well, and give us your applause.
[Lat., Vos valete et plaudite.]
Fare ye well, and give us your applause.
[Lat., Vos valete et plaudite.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Knavery's now its own reward.
[Lat., His nunc praemium est qui recta prava faciunt.]
Knavery's now its own reward.
[Lat., His nunc praemium est qui recta prava faciunt.]
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
