Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.

Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.

Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.

He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.

He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

Every cock fights best on his own dunghill.

We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.

We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.

Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.

Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.

And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.