An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.

An old friend is a new house.

An old friend is a new house.

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!

We know this to be all nonsense.

We know this to be all nonsense.

In poison there is no physic.

In poison there is no physic.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.

The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.