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No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst read more
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Coming events cast their shadows before.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
Be cautious as to what you say of men, and to whom you speak it.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.