When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.
As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.
An honest man here lies at rest, the friend of man the friend of truth the friend of age and guide of youth. Few hearts like his with virtue warmed, few heads with knowledge so informed. If there's another world, he lives in bliss. If there is none, he made the best of this.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
Look abroad through Nature's range, Nature's mighty law is change.