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The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
