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.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.

A child correct behind and not before.

A child correct behind and not before.

The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.

The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

So live with an inferior as you would wish a superior to live
with you.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Take time: much may be gained by patience.

Take time: much may be gained by patience.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.

Although the last, not least.

Although the last, not least.