Maxioms by Samuel Butler
Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st read more
Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher,
And had read ev'ry text and gloss over
Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath,
He understood b' implicit faith.
Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
The function of vice is to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.
Honor is like a widow, won
With brisk attempt and putting on.
Honor is like a widow, won
With brisk attempt and putting on.
