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He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
