We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.

We have not to talk, but to steer the vessel.

Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

By that sin fell the angels.

By that sin fell the angels.

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

In doing nothing men learn to do evil.

In doing nothing men learn to do evil.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.