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He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which read more
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.