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There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.