So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.

Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.

Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.

The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

Take all the swift advantage of the hours.

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

A good bargaine is a pick-purse.

A good bargaine is a pick-purse.