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.

Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.

Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.

Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.

He that hath lands hath quarrells.

He that hath lands hath quarrells.

Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.

Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.

Nature never says one thing, and science another.

Nature never says one thing, and science another.

Our content
Is our best having.

Our content
Is our best having.

'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.

'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.