And when a beest is deed, he hath no peyne; But man after his deeth moot wepe and pleyne.
And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.
He who accepts his poverty unhurt I'd say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and covet what they cannot hope to get.
To keep demands as much skill as to win.
Make a virtue of necessity.
If gold rusts, what then can iron do?