Who are next to knaves?
Those that converse with them.
(Pope: Thoughts on Various Subjects.)
Κατηγορία: Poetry
Palladas, «When the man of plenty…»
When the man of plenty nears the end of his,
Death yawns beneath him like a precipice.
(Palladas.)
Palladas, «It’s no great…»
It’s no great step for a poor man to the grave.
He’s lived his life out only half-alive.
(Palladas.)
Arthur Pinero, «How many ‘coming man’…»
How many coming men one has known!
Where on earth do they all go to?
(Arhur Pinero.)
Swift, «’Tis an old maxim…»
‘Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery’s the food of fools…
(Swift: Cadenus and Vanessa.)
Henrik Ibsen, «To write…»
To write is to preside at
judgement day over one’s self.
(Henrik Ibsen: Poems.)
Henrik Ibsen, «To live…»
To live is to battle the demons
in the heart as well as the brain.
(Henrik Ibsen: Poems.)
Kahlil Gibran. “Friendship is always…”
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility,
never an opportunity.
(Kahlil Gibran, The Collected Works.)
Henrik Ibsen, «To live…»
To live is to battle the trolls
in the heart as well as the brain.
(Henrik Ibsen.)
Sophocles, «To the man…»
To the man who is afraid
everything rustles.
(Sophocles from fragmentarly saved tragedy.)