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Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
He who meditates a crime secretly within himself has all the
guilt of the act.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?