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But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
But sighs subside, and tears (even widows') shrink,
Like Arno in the summer, to a shallow.
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.