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In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.