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A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
