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The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of read more
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to
hear the song of fools.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
Your knowing a thing is nothing, unless another knows you know
it.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.