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When Adam dalfe and Eve spane
So spire if thou may spede,
Where was then the pride read more
When Adam dalfe and Eve spane
So spire if thou may spede,
Where was then the pride of man,
That nowe merres his mede?
O, how full of briers is this working-day world!
O, how full of briers is this working-day world!
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.
Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.
Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
The Moor has done his work, the Moor may go.
[Ger., Der Mohr hat seine Arbeit gethan, der Mohr read more
The Moor has done his work, the Moor may go.
[Ger., Der Mohr hat seine Arbeit gethan, der Mohr kann gehen.]
When Adam dolve, and Eve span,
Who was then the gentleman?
When Adam dolve, and Eve span,
Who was then the gentleman?
And the Sons of Mary smile and are blessed--they know the angels
are on their side:
They know read more
And the Sons of Mary smile and are blessed--they know the angels
are on their side:
They know in them is the Grace confessed, and for them are the
Mercies multiplied;
They sit at the Feet, they hear the Word, they see how truly the
Promise runs;
They have cast their burden upon the Lord, and--the Lord He lays
it on Martha's sons!
