"To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flames from wasting by repose."

"The wind breath'd soft as lover's sigh, And, oft renew'd, seem'd oft to die, With breathless pause between, O who, wi…"

"These should be hours for necessities, Not for delights; times to repair our nature With comforting repose, and not f…"

"Our foster-nurse of nature is repose, The which he lacks; that to provoke in him, Are many simples operative, whose p…"

"The best of men have ever loved repose: They hate to mingle in the filthy fray; Where the soul sours, and gradual ran…"

"Dulcis et alta quies, placidæque simillima morti."

"What sweet delight a quiet life affords."

"The toils of honour dignify repose."

"Study to be quiet."

"Deus nobis hæc otia fecit."