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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.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
