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We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Every animal loves itself.
Every animal loves itself.
As you behave towards others, expect that others will behave to
you.
As you behave towards others, expect that others will behave to
you.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
And in the morn and liquid dew of youth,
Contagious blastments are are most imminent.
