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Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent?
[Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.]
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
