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Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
Love's mind of judgment rarely hath a taste:
Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.