For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more

For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]

I am sure care's an enemy to life.

I am sure care's an enemy to life.

He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.

He that hath no hony in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.

In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.

In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.

The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.

Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.