Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony.
He who postpones the hour of living as he ought, is like the rustic who waits for the river to pass along (before he crosses); but it glides on and will glide forever. [Lat., Vivendi recte qui prorogat horam Rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis; at ille Labitur et labetur in omne volubilis aevum.]
Don't just put it off and think about it!
Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of his fathers, free from all anxieties of gain.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.
He, that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbitt'ring all his state.
Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. [Lat., Misce stultitiam consiliis brevem: Dulce est desipere in loco.
Man learns more readily and remembers more willingly what excites his ridicule than what deserves esteem and respect.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Sorrowful words become the sorrowful; angry words suit the passionate; light words a playful expression; serious words suit the grave. [Lat., Tristia maestum Vultum verba decent; iratum, plena minarum; Ludentem, lasciva: severum, seria dictu.]
What does drunkenness accomplish? It discloses secrets, it ratifies hopes, and urges even the unarmed to battle.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a shrew.]
Though your threshing floor grind a hundred thousand bushels of corn, not for that reason will your stomach hold more than mine.
Let every man find pleasure in practising the profession he has learnt.
In love there are two evils: war and peace.
We hate virtue when it is safe; when removed from our sight we diligently seek it. [Lat., Virtutem incolumem odimus, Sublatum ex oculis quaerimus.]
Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
Those who want much, are always much in need; happy the man to whom God gives with a sparing hand what is sufficient for his wants.
In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity.
The shame of fools conceals their open wounds. [Lat., Stultorum incurata malus pudor ulcera celat.]
Be prepared to go mad with fixed rule and method.
Imagine every day to he 5 the last6 of a life surrounded with hopes, cares, anger, and fear. The hours, that come unexpectedly, will be so much the more grateful.
The more we deny ourselves, the more the gods supply our wants. [Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit, A dis plura feret.]
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