Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

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.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your read more

Let me skim the water with one oar, and with the other touch
sand. [Go not out of your depth.]

When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.

When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.

The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.

The sure way to wickedness is through wickedness.