An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.

If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.

If the destructive dice-box has pleasures for the father, the son
will be a gambler.

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

One houres sleepe before midnight is worth three after.
[One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.]

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

The arrow will not always find the mark intended.

The arrow will not always find the mark intended.

God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.

God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.

To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.

To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.