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Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know read more
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know their grave.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]