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All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
Princes are venison in Heaven.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.