crosses are ladders that lead to
vengeance slow but sure
he who always looks to
stubs his toe
who is ripe for
falls not before his day
even one hour of
is worthwhile.
do your best
and leave the rest
to rain pearls and jade
the cold and hungry
cannot use
cannot buy with money
cannot stir one inch
without the push of.
many a man leaves for Hell
on principle
where better to rule
than serve
where sharing with a sage
is better than a fool.
the net is coarse
but catches everything
along the road
no one travels.
within the heart
wherever we die
when it weeps
the earth lives.
Note: all lines are taken from the ‘Heaven’ entry of Routledge Book of World Proverbs, ed. Jon R. Stone.
Featured Image: “Engel with the Scales”, by Isaak Feldman.
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