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So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.