Take the goods the gods provide thee.

Take the goods the gods provide thee.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.

Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.

A little labour, much health.

A little labour, much health.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

It's good tying the sack before it be full.

It's good tying the sack before it be full.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.