Edmund Spenser Quote

It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:For some, that hath abundance at his will,Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;And other, that hath litle, askes no more,But in that litle is both rich and wise.For wisedome is most riches; fooles thereforeThey are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,Sith each vnto himselfe his life may fortunize.

Edmund Spenser

It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:For some, that hath abundance at his will,Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;And other, that hath litle, askes no more,But in that litle is both rich and wise.For wisedome is most riches; fooles thereforeThey are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,Sith each vnto himselfe his life may fortunize.

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About Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser (; 1552/1553 – 13 January O.S. 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and he is considered one of the great poets in the English language.