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Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has
learnt.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.