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Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.