Maxioms by Matthew Prior
The ends must justify the means.
The ends must justify the means.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
Serene yet strong, majestic yet sedate,
Swift without violence, without terror great.
Serene yet strong, majestic yet sedate,
Swift without violence, without terror great.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
