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There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.