Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

Armour is light at table.

Armour is light at table.

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.

To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.

To-night, at least, to-night be gay,
Whate'er to-morrow brings.

For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.

We suffer more in imagination than in reality.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.