Maxioms by Samuel Butler
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
The self-same thing they will abhor. One way, and long another for.
The self-same thing they will abhor. One way, and long another for.
Still amorous, and fond, and billing,
Like Philip and Mary, on a shilling.
Still amorous, and fond, and billing,
Like Philip and Mary, on a shilling.
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.
For brevity is very good,
Where we are, or are not understood.
