The North wind and the Sun - Babrius

Betwixt the North wind and the Sun arose

A contest, which would soonest of his clothes

Strip a wayfaring clown, so runs the tale.

Let the honour of thy pupil be as dear - Rabbi Eleazar

Let the honour of thy pupil be as dear to thee as that of thy colleague; 

that of thy colleague, as the reverence of thy master; 

and the reverence of thy master, as that of the Most High.

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Rabbi Eleazar [Eleazar ben Shammua or Eleazar I] (2nd Century) Israel

Translator not stated

Source: Jewish Encyclopedia

Green, green the river-side grass - Anonymous

Green, green the river-side grass,
Dense, dense the garden willows,

Silent be they - Aulus Gellius

Silent be they, and far from hence remove,
By scenes like ours not likely to improve,

Curb for stubborn steed - St. Clement of Alexandria

Curb for stubborn steed,
Making its will give heed;
Wing that directest right,
The wild bird's wandering flight;

We did it - Yehuda Amichai

We did it before the mirror
And in the light. We did it in darkness,
In the water, and in the high grass.

Roses in Springtime - Publius Annius Florus

Roses are here at last: thanks to the mood
Of lovely Spring, one day shows barbs of bloom;