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Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.