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We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
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!
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.