Maxioms by Thomas Middleton
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
