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What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
To a child all weather is cold.
To a child all weather is cold.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the read more
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
He confesses his guilt who flies from his trial.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
