As many men, so many opinions.

As many men, so many opinions.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.

Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.

A pleasant traveling companion helps us on our journey as much as
a carriage.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.