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But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
