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Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne
Carpenters (to make them crutches).
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.