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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
What's done cannot be undone.
What's done cannot be undone.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.