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Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
Let the worst come to the worst.
Let the worst come to the worst.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.
