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I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.
I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.
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.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.