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The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
The noise is greater then the nuts.
The noise is greater then the nuts.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
