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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.