He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more

He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.

If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.

If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more

A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.

The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.

The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.

Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.