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To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
