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Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.
He who fears his servants is less than a servant.