Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.

Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.

From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.

From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.

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.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.

Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.

Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.

Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.