He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, read more

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

A good bargaine is a pick-purse.

A good bargaine is a pick-purse.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.