It’s no great step for a poor man to the grave.
He’s lived his life out only half-alive.
(Palladas.)
Μήνας: Σεπτέμβριος 2017
George Eliot, «One…»
One must be poor
to know the luxury of giving.
(George Eliot: Middlemarch.)
Walter Bagehot, «The purse strings…»
The purse strings tie us to our kind.
(Walter Bagehot: Literary Studies.)
Louisa May Alcott, «House-keeping…»
House-keeping ain’t no joke.
(Louisa May Alcott: Little Women.)
Thomas Fuller, «A lazy hand…»
A lazy hand is no argument
of a contented heart.
(Thomas Fuller (I): The Holy State & the Profane.)
Vauvenargues, «The lazy…»
The lazy are always wanting to do something.
(Vauvenargues: Reflections and Maxims.)
Thomas Fuller (II), «Good swimmers…»
Good swimmers are oftenest drowned.
(Thomas Fuller (II): Gnomologia.)
Balzac, «There is no such thing…»
There is no such thing as a great talent
without great will-power.
(Balzac: La Muse du Departement.)
Arthur Pinero, «How many ‘coming man’…»
How many coming men one has known!
Where on earth do they all go to?
(Arhur Pinero.)
Churton Collins, «Never claim…»
Never claim as a right
what you can ask as a favour.
(Churton Collins: English Review.)