No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.
The wolf attacks with his fang, the bull with his horn.
He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long.
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.
One musts avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.