“For Time calls only once, and that determines all.”

“We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.”

“Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.”

“Time, which sees all things, has found you out.”

“Far-stretching, endless TimeBrings forth all hidden things,And buries that which once did shine.The firm resolve falters, the sacred oath is shattered;And let none say, "It cannot happen here". ”

“Your edict, King, was strong,But all your strength is weakness itself againstThe immortal unrecorded laws of God.They are not merely now: they were, and shall be,Operative for ever, beyond man utterly.I knew I must die, even without your decree:I am only mortal. And if I must dieNow, before it is my time to die,Surely this is no hardship: can anyoneLiving, as I live, with evil all about me,Think Death less than a friend?”

“Take these things to heart, my son, I warn you.All men make mistakes, it is only human.But once the wrong is done, a mancan turn his back on folly, misfortune too,if he tries to make amends, however low he's fallen,and stops his bullnecked ways. Stubbornnessbrands you for stupidity - pride is a crime.”