Maxioms by Edward Young
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff,
But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
He rams his quill with scandal and with scoff,
But 'tis so very foul, it won't go off.
Much learning shows how little mortals know:
Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.
Much learning shows how little mortals know:
Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy.
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
The man that blushes is not quite a brute.
What folly can be ranker. Like our shadows,
Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.
What folly can be ranker. Like our shadows,
Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
