Maxioms by Alexander Pope
Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.
Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Never find fault with the absent.
Never find fault with the absent.
Learn of the little nautilus to sail,
Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
Learn of the little nautilus to sail,
Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
For fools admire, but me of sense approve.
