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The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost
it.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.