One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.

For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.

For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more

Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?

Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.

O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more

O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.

Married in haste we may repent at leisure.

Married in haste we may repent at leisure.

Still fisheth he that catcheth one.

Still fisheth he that catcheth one.