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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
We may live without poetry, music and art;
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
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We may live without poetry, music and art;
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
We may live without friends; we may live without books;
But civilized man cannot live without cooks.
He may live without books,--what is knowledge but grieving?
He may live without hope,--what is hope but deceiving?
He may live without love,--what is passion but pining?
But where is the man that can live without dining?
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."
Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."
