Jest not in earnest.

Jest not in earnest.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.

The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.

The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.

Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.

To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect read more

To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the
unjust, is simple folly.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.