I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall
bodies.

States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall
bodies.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.

So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.