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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Evening words are not like to morning.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.
He that is warme, thinkes all so.