Maxioms by Unknown
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
It is bad to awaken a sleeping dog.
[It., Il fait mal eveiller le chien qu dort.]
It is bad to awaken a sleeping dog.
[It., Il fait mal eveiller le chien qu dort.]
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as read more
Honest men esteem and value nothing so much in this world as a real friend. Such a one is as it were another self, to whom we impart our most secret thoughts, who partakes of our joy, and comforts us in our affliction; add to this, that his company is an everlasting pleasure to us.
To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
