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A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.