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Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.