Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.

Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.

Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

Nae man can tether time nor tide.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

Fire is next akin to smoke.

Fire is next akin to smoke.