Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.

Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.

Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?

The goddess was discovered by her gait.

The goddess was discovered by her gait.

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.

Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.

Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Neither cast your pearls before swine.

Neither cast your pearls before swine.