Laertius Diogenes ( 9 of 9 )
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
