If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Let all live as they would die.

Let all live as they would die.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.

Amongst good men two men suffice.

Amongst good men two men suffice.

A live dog is better than a dead lion.

A live dog is better than a dead lion.

Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.

'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

'Tis said the lion will turn and flee
From a maid in the pride of her purity.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.