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'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
If you must flie, flie well.
If you must flie, flie well.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.