The sense of death is most in apprehension.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

This is no time for staring about.

This is no time for staring about.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.

Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.

A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.

A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.

--To live
On means not yours--be brave in silks and laces,
Gallant in steeds; splendid in banquets; read more

--To live
On means not yours--be brave in silks and laces,
Gallant in steeds; splendid in banquets; all
Not yours. Given, uninherited, unpaid for;
This is to be a trickster; and to filch
Men's art and labour, which to them is wealth,
Life, daily bread;--quitting all scores with "friend,
You're troublesome!" Why this, forgive me,
Is what, when done with a less dainty grace,
Plain folks call "Theft."

Anything for a quiet life.

Anything for a quiet life.

Make hay while the sun shines.

Make hay while the sun shines.