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Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
