"To some one act apply thy whole affection,
And in the craft of others seldom mell;
But in thine own strive to attain perfection,
For 'tis no little honour to excell."
Quadrains of Pibrac, translated by Joshua Sylvester.
"If youth knew what age would crave,
Youth would then both get and save."
"Flee, flee, the idle brain;
Flee, flee from doing nought;
For never was there idle brain,