For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.

He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.

Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!

Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!