John Gay

Envy's a sharper spur than pay:
No author ever spar'd a brother;
Wits are gamecocks to one read more

Envy's a sharper spur than pay:
No author ever spar'd a brother;
Wits are gamecocks to one another.

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

I never, with important air,
In conversation overbear.
. . . .
My tongue read more

I never, with important air,
In conversation overbear.
. . . .
My tongue within my lips I rein;
For who talks much must talk in vain.

A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.

A lost good name is ne'er retriev'd.

Impartially their talents scan,
Just education forms the man.
- John Gay,

Impartially their talents scan,
Just education forms the man.
- John Gay,