Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.

The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.

The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.