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"Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so, For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow, die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me." »John Donne
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"Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou thinkst, thou dost overthrow,
die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me." »John Donne, Death Be Not Proud
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"In the height of thy prosperity expect adversity, but fear it not. If it come not, thou art the more sweetly possessed of the happiness thou hast, and the more strongly confirmed. If it come, thou art the more gently dispossessed of the happiness thou hadst, and the more firmly prepared." »Francis Quarles
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"Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others for thou has many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou are not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will" »Thomas a Kempis
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"Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others for thou has many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou are not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?" »Thomas a Kempis
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"In seeking wisdom thou are wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it thou are a fool." »Rabbi Ben-Azai
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"Increase in goodness as long as thou art here, that, when thou departest, in that thou mayest still be joyful. According to our words and deeds in this life will be the remembrance of us in the world." »Firdausi
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"The fact is that my native land is a prey to barbarism, that in it men's only God is their belly, that they live only for the present, and that the richer a man is the holier he is held to be." »Saint Jerome
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"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance." »Psalm 42, Book II, Holy Bible
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"There is nothing more becoming a wise man than to make choice of friends, for by them thou shalt be judged what thou art. Let them therefore be wise and virtuous, and none of those that follow thee for gain; but make election rather of thy betters than thy inferiors; shunning always such as are poor and needy, for if thou givest twenty gifts and refuse to do the like but once, all that thou hast done will be lost, and such men will become thy mortal enemies." »Sir W Raleigh, to his Son
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"Accuse not nature, she hath done her partDo thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thouDismiss not her, when most thou needest her nigh,By attributing overmuch to thingsLess excellent, as thou thyself perceivest." »John Milton
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"Everything that is acknowledges the blessing of existence. Shalt not thou, by a similar acknowledgment, be happy? If thou pay due attention to sounds, thou shalt hear the praise of the Creator celebrated by the whole creation." »Nakhshabi
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"It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only." »William Blake
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"Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection perisheth when it is satisfied." »Sir Walter Raleigh
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"When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree. Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet And if thou wilt, remember And if thou wilt, forget." »Christina Georgina Rossetti
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"Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year; and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all; for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection perisheth when it is satisfied." »Sir Walter Raleigh
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"But wherefore thou alone Wherefore with theeCame not all hell broke loose Is pain to themLess pain, less to be fled, or thou than theyLess hardy to endure Courageous chief,The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegedTo thy deserted host this cause of flight,Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive." »John Milton
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"If thou live according to nature, thou wilt never be poor if according to the opinions of the world, thou wilt never be rich." »Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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"He said not 'Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be dis-eased' but he said, 'Thou shalt not be overcome.'" »Juliana of Norwich
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"Folly, thou conquerest, and I must yieldAgainst stupidity the very godsThemselves contend in vain. Exalted reason,Resplendent daughter of the head divine,Wise foundress of the system of the world,Guide of the stars, who are thou then, if thou,Bound to the tail of folly's uncurb'd steed,Must, vainly shrieking, with the drunken crowd,Eyes open, plunge down headlong in the abyss." »Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller
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"Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last." »Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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"Be thou generous, and gentle, and forgiving; as God hath scattered upon thee, scatter thou upon others." »Sa?di
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"Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own." »Sir Richard Francis Burton
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"Whatever happens at all happens as it should thou wilt find this true, if thou shouldst watch closely." »Henry Adams
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"Whatever happens it all happens as it should thou wilt find this true, if thou shouldst watch closely." »Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
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"Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery, go." »William Shakespeare
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"Dost thou desire that thine own heart should not suffer, redeem thou the sufferer from the bonds of misery." »Sa?di
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"Be strong and of good courage be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." »Joshua 19 Bible
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"In all thy undertakings, let a reasonable assurance animate thy endeavors if thou despairest of success, thou shalt not succeed." »Akhenaton
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"Speak the truth, do not yield to anger give, if thou art asked for little by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods." »The Dhammapada
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