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The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
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.]
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Heresie is the school of pride.
Heresie is the school of pride.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.