The plant often removed cannot thrive.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.

Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

Tasteful rather than expensive.

Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]

Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]

Better do nothing than do ill.

Better do nothing than do ill.

Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]

Every one stretcheth his legges according to his coverlet.
[Every one stretches his legs according to his coverlet.]

Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.

Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.

The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.

The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.

What one day gives us, another takes away from us.