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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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.
Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits read more
Labour with what zeal we will,
Something still remains undone,
Something uncompleted still
Waits the rising of the sun.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.