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That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
