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When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.