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Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Citties are taken by the eares.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
