WHAT IS YOURS IS MINE. Trinum. ii. 2. 47. Quod tuum'st, meum'st: omne meum est autem tuum. For what is yours is mine, and mine is yours. THE WISE MAN. Trinum. ii. 2. 82. Sapiens quidem pol ipse fingit fortunam sibi. A wise man is the maker Of his own fortune, and except he prove EAT ONE'S CAKE AND HAVE IT. Non tibi illud apparere, si sumas, potest, You cannot eat your cake and have it too, BEST WISHES. Trinum. ii. 4. 38. Nequam illud verbum'st, Bene vult, nisi qui benefacit. WILD OATS. Trinum. ii. 4. 128. Post id, frumenti quum alibi messis maxima'st, Si in obserendo possint interfieri. When that the harvest promises most fair, They gather in thrice less than what was sown. For men to sow their wild oats, where they would not LOVE. Trinum, iii. 2. 42. Ita est amor, balista ut jacitur: nihil sic celer est, neque volat. Atque is mores hominum moros et morosos efficit. Minus placet, magis quod suadetur: quod dissuadetur placet. Cum inopia'st, cupias: quando ejus copia'st, tum non velis. Ille qui aspellit, is compellit: ille qui consuadet, vetat. Insanum est malum in hospitium devorti ad Cupidinem. It is with love As with a stone whirled from a sling: it flies, You would dissuade him. What there is lack of, A thing, invites him to it; interdicts, Who recommends it. 'Tis the height of madness RELATIONS. Trinum. iii. 2. 58. Numquam erit alienis gravis, qui suis se concinnat levem. THE POOR. Trinum. iv. 1. 11. Hoc diis dignum'st, semper mendicis modesti sint. "Tis worthy of the gods to have respect Unto the poor. Nunquam ædepol temere tinnit tintinnabulum: Nisi quis illud tractat, aut movet, mutum est, tacet. The bell doth never Clink of itself: unhandled and unmoved, LENDERS. Trinum. iv. 3. 43. Si quis mutuum quid dederit, sit pro proprio perditum. And when you ask it of your friend again, You make that friend your enemy by your kindness. Or lose your friend. COAT NEARER THAN CLOAK. Trinum. v. 2. 30. Tunica propior pallio est. My coat, Dear sir, is nearer to me than my cloak. MOTE IN OUR OWN EYE. Trucul. i. 2. 58. Quia, qui alterum incusat probri, eum ipsum se intueri oportet. Because those, who twit others with their faults, THE HEART. Trucul. i. 2. 76. In melle sunt linguæ sitæ vostræ, atque orationes, Your tongues drop milk and honey, WOMAN. Trucul. ii. 5. 12. Male quod mulier facere incepit, nisi id efficere perpetrat, Nimis quam paucæ efficiunt, si quid occœperint bene facere. A woman finds it a much easier task To do an evil than a virtuous deed. SEEING IS BELIEVING. Trucul. ii. 6. 8. Pluris est oculatus testis unus, quam auriti decem. Qui audiunt, audita dicunt: qui vident, plane sciunt. One eye-witness weighs More than ten hear-says. Seeing is believing, All the world over. VALOUR. Trucul. ii. 6. 12. Strenui nimio plus prosunt populo quam arguti, et cati. Facile sibi facunditatem virtus argutam invenit. The valiant profit more Their country than the finest, cleverest speakers. ENVY. Trucul. iv. 2. 31. Invidere alii bene esse, tibi male esse, miseria est. Happy, is pain and misery to you. Who envies, pines in poverty and want, While the objects of his spleen abound in wealth. TO KICK AGAINST THE PRICKS. Si stimulos pugnis cædis, manibus plus dolet ; THE WEAKEST GOES TO THE WALL. Plus potest, qui plus valet. Why, the weakest always goes to the wall. THE MOUSE. Trucul. iv. 4. 15. Cogitato, mus pusillus quam sit sapiens bestia, No GOOD UNMIXED. Merc. i. 2. 34. Dic mihi, an boni quid usquam est, quod quisquam uti possiet Sine malo omni, aut ne laborem capias, cum illo uti voles ? Was ever good without some little ills? EVERYTHING AWRY. Merc. ii. 3. 1. Homo me miserior nullus est æque, opinor, Bonum quæ meum comprimit consilium. Never, I verily believe, was man |