Men shut their doors against the setting sun.

Men shut their doors against the setting sun.

Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.

Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.

If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.

He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.

Those who hide can find.

Those who hide can find.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.

The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they
fall.