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No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
