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The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
