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An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your
children, and will not keep my read more
But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your
children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which
I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship
them:
Then I will cut off Israel out of the land which I have given
them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I
cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword
among all people:
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it
shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath
the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.