The bravest men are subject most to chance.
An horrible stillness first invades our ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative. Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!
He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.