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So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
Who could be happy and alone or good?
Who could be happy and alone or good?
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.