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There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.