The Court hath no Almanack.

The Court hath no Almanack.

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

Such pains they take to look pretty.

Such pains they take to look pretty.

He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.

He that steals an egge, will steal an oxe.

Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.

Of all smells, bread: of all tasts, salt.

Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.

Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.

Men's language is as their lives.

Men's language is as their lives.