They are safe in their number and their close array.

They are safe in their number and their close array.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Take the goods the gods provide thee.

Take the goods the gods provide thee.

Better be a foole then a knave.

Better be a foole then a knave.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.

God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more

They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]