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Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
