The Adventures of Robin Hood

by Howard Pyle

Strike no man without need, for I would fain avoid bloodshed, but if ye do strike, strike hard, and see that there be no need to strike again.

So passed the seasons then, so they pass now, and so they will pass in time to come, while we come and go like leaves of the tree that fall and are soon forgotten.

'Better a crust with content than honey with a sour heart.'"