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He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."
Who backs his rigid Sabbath, so to speak,
Against the wicked remnant of the week."