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Give thy thoughts no tongue.
Give thy thoughts no tongue.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
It is difficult to fly without wings.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be read more
When a man makes up his mind to thrash another, he must also make
up his mind to be a little thrashed himself.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]