What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?

What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.

When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]

When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]

The human mind ever longs for occupation.

The human mind ever longs for occupation.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.

The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.

A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.

A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.

Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.