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.
Love and life are for to-day.
Love and life are for to-day.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
Who dare to love their country, and be poor.
False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as the true, and serves some read more
False happiness is like false money; it passes for a long time as well as the true, and serves some ordinary occasions; but when it is brought to the touch, we find the lightness and alloy, and feel the loss.