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The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.
[The wolf must die in his own skin.]
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at read more
He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at all.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
