Maxioms by Ludovico Ariosto
When the devil grows old he turns hermit.
When the devil grows old he turns hermit.
Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.
Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.
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.]
There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
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There never was such beauty in another man.
Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
[Fr., Non e un si bello in tante altre persone,
Natura il fece, e poi roppa la stampa.]
Such fire was not by water to be drowned, nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
Such fire was not by water to be drowned, nor he his nature changed by changing ground.
