Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place. Edmund Spenser on great
For take thy balance if thou be so wise And weigh the wind that under heaven doth blow; Or weigh the light that in the east doth rise; Or weigh the thought that from man's mind doth flow. Edmund Spenser on fool
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor. Edmund Spenser on intelligence