Maxioms by John Gay
Lash'd into Latin by the tingling rod.
Lash'd into Latin by the tingling rod.
Nor love, not honour, wealth nor pow'r,
Can give the heart a cheerful hour
When health is read more
Nor love, not honour, wealth nor pow'r,
Can give the heart a cheerful hour
When health is lost. Be timely wise;
With health all taste of pleasure flies.
Thus shadow owes its birth to light.
Thus shadow owes its birth to light.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
