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Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.
A hundred loade of thought will not pay one of debts.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.