Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.

But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

But when to mischief mortals bend their will,
How soon they find fit instruments of ill.

One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.

One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

It is folly to waste labour about trifles.

It is folly to waste labour about trifles.

Great things rush to the destruction of each other.

Great things rush to the destruction of each other.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.

Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.