Maxioms by Matthew Prior
What is a king? a man condemn'd to bear
The public burthen of the nation's care.
What is a king? a man condemn'd to bear
The public burthen of the nation's care.
They always talk who never think, and who have the least to say.
They always talk who never think, and who have the least to say.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
Variety alone gives joy;
The sweetest meats the soonest cloy.
Variety alone gives joy;
The sweetest meats the soonest cloy.
The end must justify the means.
The end must justify the means.
