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Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
That folly of old age which is called dotage is peculiar to silly
old men, not to age itself.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
