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Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.