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In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
Though old and wise, yet still advise.
Though old and wise, yet still advise.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked
brother.
Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked
brother.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.