I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

A disarmed peace is weake.

A disarmed peace is weake.

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

The battle is over when the foe has fallen.

We have to thank God for this retirement.

We have to thank God for this retirement.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.

Time is the Rider that breakes youth.