And he that will to bed go sober Falls with the leaf in October.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suggests that sober choices can lead to decline over time.
- In plain terms
- Choosing sobriety might lead to fading away like autumn leaves.
- What can you take from it?
- Moderation may sometimes feel like stagnation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is sobriety always good?
- Do you fear change?
Another view
It unfairly equates sobriety with inevitable decay.
More from John Fletcher
Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do't tomorrow.
Permalink to quote #9 Three merry boys, and three merry boys, And three merry boys are we. As ever did sing in a hempen string Under the gallows tree.
Permalink to quote #11 Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights Wherein you spend your folly! There's naught in this life sweet But only melancholy; O sweetest melanc…
Permalink to quote #8
Related quotes
Outside the building, she started to walk west to Lexington to catch the bus. Between Third and Lexington, she reached into her coat pocket for her purse and f…
J. D. SalingerJ. D. Salinger quote #5 Spinoza saw ... that if a falling stone could reason, it would think, 'I want to fall at the rate of thirty-two feet per second per second.'
Philip Kindred DickPhilip Kindred Dick quote #7 Corruption never has been compulsory; when the cities lie at the monster's feet there are left the mountains.
Robinson JeffersRobinson Jeffers quote #18