Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.

Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.

Hee that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.

In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.

In life you lov'd me not, in death you bewaile me.

The more they drink the more they thirst.

The more they drink the more they thirst.

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

Idle men are the devil's playfellows.

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

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

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.

No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en.
In brief, sir, study what you most effect.