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He that hath lands hath quarrells.
He that hath lands hath quarrells.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.