Maxioms by Jonathan Swift
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want.
Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches to conceive how others can be in want.
A prince, the moment he is crown'd,
Inherits every virtue sound,
As emblems of the sovereign power,
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A prince, the moment he is crown'd,
Inherits every virtue sound,
As emblems of the sovereign power,
Like other baubles in the Tower:
Is generous, valiant, just, and wise,
And so continues till he dies.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
Walls have tongues, and hedges ears.
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a read more
As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
What some invent, the rest enlarge.
