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It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
At Court, every one for himselfe.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.