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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one read more
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one eyed is king.]
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
