Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

Every bullet has its billet.

Every bullet has its billet.

A man perfect to the finger tips.

A man perfect to the finger tips.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.

Ships feare fire more then water.

Ships feare fire more then water.

The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.