“For love she wist was weak without those arts,
And slow; for jealousy is Cupid's food;
For the swift steed runs not so fast alone,
As when some strain, some strive him to outgone.”
Alfin s'invecchia amore
Senza quest' arti, e divien pigro e lento,
Quasi destrier che men veloce corra,
Se non ha chilo segua, o chi 'l precorra.
Canto V, stanza 70 (tr. Fairfax)
Gerusalemme Liberata (1581)
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Italian poet 1544–1595Related quotes
“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”
William Shakespeare book Romeo and Juliet
Variant: Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.
Source: Romeo and Juliet
Béla Bartók (1881–1945) Hungarian composer and pianist
As quoted in The Enjoyment of Music : An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (1955) by Joseph Machlis; also The Vintage Guide to Classical Music (1992) by Jan Swafford
“People run away to be alone,' he said. Some people had to be alone.”
William Trevor book Love and Summer
Source: Love and Summer
Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933) American diplomat
Time Is
Undated
Source: Time Is...
Too slow for those who wait,
Too swift for those who fear,
Too long for those who grieve,
Too short for those who rejoice,
But for those who love,
Time is Eternity. (Music and Other Poems, 1904)
