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The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.