All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God.
And though in the bed of Cleopatra, can hardly with any delight raise up the ghost of a rose.
As reason is a rebel to faith, so passion is a rebel to reason.
Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself.
Be charitable before wealth makes thee covetous
But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves?- Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world; Yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner
But the quincunx of heaven runs low, and 'tis time to close the five ports of knowledge.
By compassion we make others' misery our own, and so, by relieving them, we relieve ourselves also
Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the optics of these eyes to behold felicity; the first day of our Jubilee is death
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.