My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.

Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.

Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
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But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.

A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.

A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.

Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.