Lesson 21 – Of Women, Wine, and Drunkenness from the Sages of Old. 1. Drunkenness makes a man unruly. 2. Drunkenness undoes him that delights therein. 3. Much Wine and Wisdom may not agree: for they be two contraries. 4. Wine unmeasurably taken is an enemy to the Soul. 5. Wrath and Wine drown both […]
Category: The sayings of the Wise by William Baldwin
Lesson 22 – Divers Sentences of Sundry matters
Lesson 22 – Divers Sentences of sundry Matters 1. Eloquence is a goodly gift; which in truth, shines; but in falsehood, corrupts.. 2. It is hard to find a meek witty man. 3. Nature, Will, Diligence, and Order, make men wise and good: as for the number of years , it brings nought save death. […]
Lesson 25 – Of the things that cause a quiet life from the Sages of Old.
Of the things that cause a quiet life from the Sages of Old. 1. My friend! The things that do attain the happy life be these, I find. The Riches left, not got with pain; the fruitful ground; the quiet mind. 2. The equal friend. No grudge, no strife; No charge of rule, nor governance. […]
Lesson 24 – Pithy Metres of divers matters from the sages of old, written in the 1500s.
Pithy Metres of divers matters from the sages of old, written in the 1500s. 1. He that to Wrath and Anger is thrall, Over his Wit hath no power at all. 2. Be merry and glad, honest and virtuous! For that suffices to anger the envious. 3. The more that a man has of abundance, […]
Lesson 23 – Of Benefits, and of Unthankfulness.
Of Benefits, and of Unthankfulness. 1. Benefits ought to be as well borne in mind, as received with the hand. 2.The remembrance of Benefits ought never to wax old. 3. The will of the giver, and not the value of the gift, is to be regarded. 4. He is worthy to be deceived which, while […]
Lesson 22 – Divers Sentences of sundry Matters
Divers Sentences of sundry Matters 1. Eloquence is a goodly gift; which in truth, shines; but in falsehood, corrupts.. 2. It is hard to find a meek witty man. 3. Nature, Will, Diligence, and Order, make men wise and good: as for the number of years , it brings nought save death. 4. Man is […]
Lesson 21 – Of Women, Wine, and Drunkenness from the Sages of Old.
Of Women, Wine, and Drunkenness from the Sages of Old. 1. Drunkenness makes a man unruly. 2. Drunkenness undoes him that delights therein. 3. Much Wine and Wisdom may not agree: for they be two contraries. 4. Wine unmeasurably taken is an enemy to the Soul. 5. Wrath and Wine drown both the Reason and […]
Lesson 20 – Of Liberty and Bondage, Masters and Servants from the Sages of Old.
Of Liberty and Bondage, Masters and Servants from the Sages of Old. 1. He is not free that binds himself to another. 2. He obeys many, that obeys his body. 3. Hope is a bondage; but Mistrust, a Liberty. 4. The child is not bound to his parents; of whom he hath learned nothing. 5. […]
Lesson 19 – Of Anger, Wrath, Envy, Malice, and Revenge from the Sages of Old.
Of Anger, Wrath, Envy, Malice, and Revenge from the Sages of Old. 1. Private hatred is worse than open malice. 2. Wrath leads Shame on a leash. 3. It is a great marvel to see a wise man angry. 4. He is unhappy that continues in his malice; not thinking of the end. 5. Unhappy […]
Lesson 18 – Of Sorrow, Gladness, Fear, and Boldness, from the Sages of Old
Of Sorrow, Gladness, Fear, and Boldness, from the Sages of Old 1. It is a point of madness, to be sorry, or to rejoice, unmeasurably. 2. He ought to fear many; whom many do fear. 3. Great grief continues not long. 4. Continual fear suffers not a man to be happy. 5. Sorrow is a […]