Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

Sit in your place and none can make you rise.

Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

Who teacheth often learns himself.

Who teacheth often learns himself.

A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.

A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.

Make good use of your time, it flies fast.

Make good use of your time, it flies fast.

In all labour there is profit.

In all labour there is profit.

It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.

It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.

Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.