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That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
What is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
It's more paine to doe nothing then something.
It's more paine to doe nothing then something.