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He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.
Prodigal of the property of others, sparing of his own.