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He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
