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Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.