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The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
