"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.

To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.

In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Every madman considers everyone else a madman.

Every madman considers everyone else a madman.

Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?

Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?

O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows read more

O, how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day,
Which now shows all the beauty of the sun,
And by and by a cloud takes all away!