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The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
An angry man, when he returns to reason, will be again angry with
himself.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
Everyone has his besetting sin.
Everyone has his besetting sin.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.