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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect read more
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an
injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the
unjust, is simple folly.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
