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.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

Knowledge is power.

Knowledge is power.

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

Fury itself supplies arms.

Fury itself supplies arms.

A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.

A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.

The world itself is too small for the covetous.