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Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
The big thieves hang the little ones.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!