Maxioms by Bidpai (pilpay)
He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.
He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.
It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.
It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.
We ought to do our neighbour all the good we can. If you do
good, good will be done read more
We ought to do our neighbour all the good we can. If you do
good, good will be done to you; but if you do evil, the same will
be measured back to you again.
Wise men say that there are three sorts of persons who are wholly
deprived of judgment,--they who are ambitious read more
Wise men say that there are three sorts of persons who are wholly
deprived of judgment,--they who are ambitious of preferments in
the courts of princes; they who make use of poison to show their
skill in curing it; and they who intrust women with their
secrets.
That possession was the strongest tenure of the law.
That possession was the strongest tenure of the law.
