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Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
Men's language is as their lives.
Men's language is as their lives.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.