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Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.