"All human things are subject to decay And when fate summons monarchs must obey."
- John Dryden
"Every inch that is not fool is rogue."
"Friendship of itself a holy tie is made more sacred by adversity."
"Only man clogs his happiness with care destroying what is with thoughts of what may be."
"Chaucer I confess is a rough diamond and must be polished e'er he shines."
"It is a madness to make fortune the mistress of events because in herself she is nothing but is ruled by prudence."
"His tribe were God Almighty's gentlemen."
"For Art may err but Nature cannot miss."
"I'm a little wounded but I am not slain I will lay me down to bleed a while. Then I'll rise and fight again."
"Present joys are more to flesh and blood Than the dull prospect of a distant good."