Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.

Apollo does not always bend his bow.

Apollo does not always bend his bow.

There are many waies to fame.

There are many waies to fame.

He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.

He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.

Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.

Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more

Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.