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In every Art it is good to have a master.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good read more
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
