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A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
