Maxioms by James Russell Lowell
Sence I've ben here, I've hired a chap to look about for me,
To git me a transplantable an' read more
Sence I've ben here, I've hired a chap to look about for me,
To git me a transplantable an' thrifty fem'ly-tree.
The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.
The misfortunes hardest to bear are these which never came.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Freedom is the only law which genius knows.
Freedom is the only law which genius knows.
