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The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
You will not be a chip the richer.
You will not be a chip the richer.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.