Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.

Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

I have cut my leg with my own adze.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.

Passion and strife bow down the mind.

Passion and strife bow down the mind.

He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.

He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.

He follows his father, but with shorter strides.