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War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.