Maxioms by Ludovico Ariosto
Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
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Such fire was not by water to be drown'd,
Nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
[Lat., Ne spegner puo per star nell'acqua il foco;
Ne puo stato mutar per mutar loco.]
When the devil grows old he turns hermit.
When the devil grows old he turns hermit.
For rarely man escapes his destiny.
[It., Che l'uomo il suo destin fugge di raro.]
For rarely man escapes his destiny.
[It., Che l'uomo il suo destin fugge di raro.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
Nature made him, and then broke the mold.
Nature made him, and then broke the mold.