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The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]