The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.

Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.

Idle people have the least leisure.

Idle people have the least leisure.

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more

To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]

Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.

Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.

Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.

Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.