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To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
