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The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most read more
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.