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The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.