There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.

My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more

My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

No one delights more in revenge than a woman.

No one delights more in revenge than a woman.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.

Every day brings his bread with it.

Every day brings his bread with it.