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!

None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.

None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.

And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.

And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.

Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.

The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.

The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.