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The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
