They talk like angels but they live like men.

They talk like angels but they live like men.

That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.

That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.

An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.

But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.