Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.

He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.

There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]

There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more

As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.

Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more

Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]

Stir not dying embers.

Stir not dying embers.