Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

Goods are theirs that enjoy them.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.

Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.

Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.