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So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
