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He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
