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Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make read more
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make it at least, a merry-go-round,
By--sending the wine round too.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.