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He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
