No lock will hold against the power of gold.

No lock will hold against the power of gold.

So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.

So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.

He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.

He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.

The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.

The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.

Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.

The life of man is a winter way.

The life of man is a winter way.