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We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.