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He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart read more
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.