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The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]
Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]