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The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.
One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues
a Deity.
The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues
a Deity.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.