T is the will that makes the action good or ill.

In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep.

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.

Against diseases here the strongest fence is the defensive vertue, Abstinence.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

To the Virgins, To Make much of Time Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, The higher he’s a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he is to setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And while you may, go marry; For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.

Things are evermore sincere; / Candor here, and lustre there / Delighting.