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In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.