Maxioms by Charles Churchill
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.
The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown
To saints whose lives are better than his own.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.
Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.
No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.
