Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

Chaos of thought and passion all confused.

Chaos of thought and passion all confused.

The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.

The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.

Have consideration for wounded feelings.

Have consideration for wounded feelings.

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Nature made the fields and man the cities.

Nature made the fields and man the cities.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]

A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.

A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.