Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital read more

I think over again my small adventures, my fears, These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get and to reach. And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing. To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world.

A pittifull mother makes a scald head.

A pittifull mother makes a scald head.

For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.

For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.

Let all live as they would die.

Let all live as they would die.

Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.

Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.

Never make a defense or apology before you are accused.