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Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast,
Man never is, but always to be blest.
Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.
Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest.
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.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.