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An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
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.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
