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The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
The ears that gape after secrets retain not faithfully what is
entrusted to them.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
He that hath a mouth of his owne, must not say to another; Blow.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
