Maxioms by Lord Alfred Tennyson
In time there is no present,
In eternity no future,
In eternity no past.
In time there is no present,
In eternity no future,
In eternity no past.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
The great world's altar stairs
That slope through darkness up to God.
The great world's altar stairs
That slope through darkness up to God.
And there they placed a peacock in his pride,
Before the damsel.
And there they placed a peacock in his pride,
Before the damsel.
