Patience is sorrow's salve.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

That which sufficeth is not little.

That which sufficeth is not little.

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

Without businesse debauchery.

Without businesse debauchery.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!

Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!