Maxioms by John Gay
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise.
For envy is a kind of praise.
Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise.
For envy is a kind of praise.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Learning by study must be won;
'Twas ne'er entail'd from son to son.
Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
From wine what sudden friendship springs?
From wine what sudden friendship springs?
A justice with grave justices shall sit;
He praise their wisdom, they admire his wit.
A justice with grave justices shall sit;
He praise their wisdom, they admire his wit.
