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Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
[Whose house is of glass, must not throw read more
Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
[Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.]
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
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.]
Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.