Will Martin
Will Martin
Will Martinis a New Zealand-born classical crossover singer...
lying leisure vacancy
It is well to lie fallow for a while.
baby spring house
A babe in a house is a well-spring of pleasure.
giving-up adversity cups
Never give up! If adversity presses, Providence wisely has mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of "Never give up."
hatred atmosphere hell
Hatred is the atmosphere of hell.
pain luxury add
Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.
sweet sleep night
Alike to the slave and his oppressor cometh night with sweet refreshment, and half of the life of the most wretched is gladdened by the soothings of sleep.
self frost bud
As frost to the bud, and blight to the blossom, even such is self-interest to friendship; for confidence cannot dwell where selfishness is porter at the gate.
wisdom heart eye
The sun of the mind, and the life of the heart is Wisdom. She is pure and full of light, crowning grey hairs with lustre, And kindling the eye of youth with a fire not its own.
wise wisdom eye
A wise man heedeth all things, and in his own eyes is a fool.
women thorns pillow
An artful or false woman shall set thy pillow with thorns.
morning ocean simple
In the morning of life, before its wearisome journey, The youthful soul doth expand, in the simple luxury of being; It hath not contracted its wishes, nor set a limit on its hopes; The wing of fancy is unclipped, and sin hath not seared the feelings: Each feature is stamped with immortality, for all its desires are infinite, And it seeketh an ocean of happiness, to fill the deep hollow within.
age haste calm
Age hath its quiet calm, and youth enjoyeth not for haste.
may fortune young
Who shall guess what I may be?Who can tell my fortune to me?For, bravest and brightest that ever was sungMay be - and shall be - the lot of the young!
men joy cheerful
A man too careful of danger liveth in continual torment, But a cheerful expecter of the best hath a fountain of joy within him.