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The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
bus to take care read more
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too
bus to take care of his tools.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
