Maxioms by Samuel Butler
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Great wits and valours, like great states,
Do sometimes sink with their own weights.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art.
And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.
And wisely tell what hour o' th' day
The clock does strike by Algebra.
Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.
Independence is essential for permanent but fatal to immediate success.
Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.
Whatever Sceptic could inquire for,
For every why he had a wherefore.
