Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!

Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!

Safe bind, safe find.

Safe bind, safe find.

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.

Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.

Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.

Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.

Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.

Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.

The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.

The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.

Whose nature is so far from doing harms,
That he suspects none.