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The wisdom of our ancestors.
The wisdom of our ancestors.
Few sons attain the praise
Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.
Few sons attain the praise
Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.
The nobler the blood the less the pride
The nobler the blood the less the pride
Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred.
Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred.
A degenerate nobleman, or one that is proud of his birth, is like
a turnip. There is nothing good read more
A degenerate nobleman, or one that is proud of his birth, is like
a turnip. There is nothing good of him but that which is
underground.
Born is a Cellar, . . . and living in a Garret.
Born is a Cellar, . . . and living in a Garret.
There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had read more
There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.
It is disgraceful when the passers-by exclaim, "O ancient house!
alas, how unlike is thy present master to thy read more
It is disgraceful when the passers-by exclaim, "O ancient house!
alas, how unlike is thy present master to thy former one."
[Lat., Odiosum est enim, cum a praetereuntibus dicatur:--O domus
antiqua, heu, quam dispari dominare domino.]
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
