Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

Prettiness dies first.

Prettiness dies first.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

I give not gold for mere expectations.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.

Do what you should, not what you may.

Do what you should, not what you may.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

He who fears his servants is less than a servant.

He who fears his servants is less than a servant.