Maxioms by Alexander Pope
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
The glorious fault of angels and of gods.
Like Cato, give his little senate laws,
And sit attentive to his own applause.
Like Cato, give his little senate laws,
And sit attentive to his own applause.
And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too.
And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too.
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
Envy, to which th' ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learn'd or brave.
