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The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
