Master. I y
5. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the
church.
church.
6. The commandments have made as many mar-
t3rrs as the creed.
t3rrs as the creed.
7. Who perisheth in needless danger is the ^
devil's martyr.
Master.
1. A good master of the house must first to bed
and first out. Ger.
and first out. Ger.
2. All men can't be masters.
3. As is the master so is his dog. Sp,
4. As many servants so many masters. Seneca.
5. As the master so the work. Ger.
6. Better a master be feared than despised.
7. Every one has his master. Ger.
8. He must indeed be a good master who never
errs. Dutch.
errs. Dutch.
9. He who has a companion has a master. Fr.
10. He who has two masters to serve must lie to
one of them. 1^.
one of them. 1^.
11. It is bad to have a servant but worse to have «
a master. For.
a master. For.
12. Like master, like man. /r., ItcU,^ Ger.y Dutch.
13. Masters amuse themselves, servants die. Turk, •
14. Masters are mostly the greatest servants in
the house.
the house.
15. Masters' hints are commands. Ital.
16. Masters should be sometimes blind and some-
times deaf.
times deaf.
17. Mony ane serves a thankless master.
3
I g Master.
1 8. No man can serve two masters.
19. Of a master who never forgives, the orders
are seldom disobeyed. Gibbon.
are seldom disobeyed. Gibbon.
20. One eye of the master sees more than four
of the servants'.
of the servants'.
21. Our master is our enemy. {La Fontaine illus-
trates this proverb by one of his fables of the ass and
his master^ La Fontaine.
trates this proverb by one of his fables of the ass and
his master^ La Fontaine.
22. Share not pears with your master either in
jest or in earnest
jest or in earnest
23. Some day Peter will command as much as his
master. Sp.
master. Sp.
24. The forehead of a master is better than his
hind head. {A Latin proverb quoted by Cato and
PUny the Elder.)
hind head. {A Latin proverb quoted by Cato and
PUny the Elder.)
25. The master bids the man, the man bids the
cat, and the cat bids its own tail. For.
cat, and the cat bids its own tail. For.
26. The master derives honor from his art. Dan.
27. The master eats the flesh, the servant must
gnaw the bones. Ger.
gnaw the bones. Ger.
28. The master makes the house to be respected,
not the house the master.
not the house the master.
29. The master of the house b the guest of the
servant. Turk,
servant. Turk,
- 30. The master's eye and foot are the best ma-
nure for the field. Dutch.
nure for the field. Dutch.
31. The master's eye puts mate on the horse's
bones. Ulster.
bones. Ulster.
32. We cannot all be masters. Shahs.
33. What belongs to the master is forbidden to
the slave. Arabian.
the slave. Arabian.
