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Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that
despiseth it.
