Maxioms by John Dryden
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
Treason is not own'd when 'tis descried;
Successful crimes alone are justified.
Those wanting wit affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men.
Those wanting wit affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men.
Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day.
Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day.
But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.
But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
For your ignorance is the mother of your devotion to me.
