Maxioms by Edmund Spenser
 Who will not mercie unto others show,
 How can he mercie ever hope to have?  
 Who will not mercie unto others show,
 How can he mercie ever hope to have? 
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
 And through the hall there walked to and fro
 A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
  Whose read more 
 And through the hall there walked to and fro
 A jolly yeoman, marshall of the same,
  Whose name was Appetite; he did bestow
   Both guestes and meate, whenever in they came,
    And knew them how to order without blame. 
 It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor.  
 It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy,
rich or poor. 
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.