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Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire read more
A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
Whoever has fallen from his former high estate is in his calamity
the scorn even of the base.
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Whoever has fallen from his former high estate is in his calamity
the scorn even of the base.
[Lat., Quicumque amisit dignitatem pristinam
Ignavis etiam jocus est in casu gravi.]
Rashness brings success to few, misfortune to many.
[Lat., Paucis temeritas est bono, multis malo.]
Rashness brings success to few, misfortune to many.
[Lat., Paucis temeritas est bono, multis malo.]
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.
Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.
When Misfortune is asleep, let no one wake her.
[Lat., Quando la mala ventura se duerme, nadie la despierte.]
When Misfortune is asleep, let no one wake her.
[Lat., Quando la mala ventura se duerme, nadie la despierte.]
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
One more unfortunate
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
