Maxioms by Samuel Butler
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, read more
'Tis virtue, wit, and worth, and all
That men divine and sacred call;
For what is worth, in anything,
But so much money as 't will bring?
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is read more
One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
And bid the devil take the hin'most.
To live is to love; all reason is against it; instinct is for it.
To live is to love; all reason is against it; instinct is for it.
