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He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.