There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my read more

There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my power,
That gall'd not while it glitter'd.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

Hit the nail on the head.

Hit the nail on the head.

He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.

He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.

All our pompe the earth covers.

All our pompe the earth covers.

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more

From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.

Wisdom triumphs over chance.

Wisdom triumphs over chance.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.