Maxioms by John Gay
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self
There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Thus shadow owes its birth to light.
Thus shadow owes its birth to light.
