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Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner
(for filth).
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.