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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?