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The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which read more
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
