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He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.