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What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
Assaile who will, the valiant attends.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.