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So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the read more
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the weak.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
The chiefe disease that raignes this yeare is folly.
The chiefe disease that raignes this yeare is folly.