Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.

All came from, and will goe to others.

All came from, and will goe to others.

A little more than kin, and less than kind!

A little more than kin, and less than kind!

Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.

Praise a hill, but keepe below.

Praise a hill, but keepe below.

That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.

That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.