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Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
