Maxioms by Samuel Butler
With vollies of eternal babble.
With vollies of eternal babble.
He ne'er consider'd it as loth
To look a gift-horse in the mouth,
And very wisely would read more
He ne'er consider'd it as loth
To look a gift-horse in the mouth,
And very wisely would lay forth
No more upon it than 'twas worth;
But as he got it freely, so
He spent it frank and freely too:
For saints themselves will sometimes be,
Of gifts that cost them nothing, free.
For discords make the sweetest airs.
For discords make the sweetest airs.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he read more
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
