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There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
