Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.

Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.

As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.

As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.

Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.

Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

A healer of others, himself diseased.

A healer of others, himself diseased.