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A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
The sun sets without thy assistance.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
