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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.]
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
