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When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?