Only this I know, That one celestial father gives to all.
Herbs, and other country messes, Which the neat-handed Phillis dresses.
Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.
How oft, in nations gone corrupt, And by their own devices brought down to servitude, That man chooses bondage before liberty. Bondage with ease before strenuous liberty.
Time is the subtle thief of youth.
Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men; Unless there be who think not God at all.