He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will read more

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare,
And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Despise not sweet inviting love-making nor the merry dance.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more

I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.

Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).

Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.