Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more

Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my read more

There rose no day, there roll'd no hour
Of pleasure unembitter'd;
And not a trapping deck'd my power,
That gall'd not while it glitter'd.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

My poverty, but not my will consents.

A mans discontent is his worst evill.

A mans discontent is his worst evill.

Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.

Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Let not a god interfere unless where a god's assistance is
necessary. [Adopt extreme measures only in extreme cases.]

Anything for a quiet life.

Anything for a quiet life.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.