Maxioms by Robert Burton
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Many things happen between the cup and the lip.
Where God hath a temple, the devil will have a chapel.
Where God hath a temple, the devil will have a chapel.
From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the
sword.
[Lat., Hinc quam read more
From this it appears how much more cruel the pen may be than the
sword.
[Lat., Hinc quam sit calamus saevior euse, patet.]
Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride read more
Set a beggar on horseback, and he will ride a gallop.
[Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll outride the Devil.]
