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I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.
I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?