Maxioms by Samuel Butler
Through thick and thin.
Through thick and thin.
True as the dial to the sun,
Although it be not shin'd upon.
True as the dial to the sun,
Although it be not shin'd upon.
And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic,
Was beat with fist instead of a stick.
And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic,
Was beat with fist instead of a stick.
For truth is precious and divine;
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
For truth is precious and divine;
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
Life is one long process of getting tired.
