When Clouds Are Seen Wise Men Put

Thou Know'st 'tis Common; All That Lives Must Die, Passing Through Nature To Eternity.

Present Mirth Hath Present Laughter. What's To Come Is Still Unsure.

Have More Than Thou Showest, Speak Less Than Thou Knowest, Lend Less Than Thou Owest.

Costly Thy Habit [dress] As Thy Purse Can Buy; But Not Expressed In Fancy - Rich, Not Gaudy. For The Apparel Oft Proclaims The Man.

Like The Lily That Once Was Mistress Of The Field And Flourished, I'll Hang My Head And Perish.