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So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.