Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

One flower makes no garland.

One flower makes no garland.

Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.

Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.