A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.

All feete tread not in one shoe.

All feete tread not in one shoe.

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]

Wo be to him that reads but one book.

Wo be to him that reads but one book.

What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.

What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.

He that endures is not overcome.

He that endures is not overcome.

Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.

Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.