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I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.