Maxioms by Samuel Butler
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.
With mortal crisis doth portend,
My days to appropinque an end.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
This was the penn'worth of his thought.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes.
Have always been at daggers-drawing,
And one another clapper-clawing.
Have always been at daggers-drawing,
And one another clapper-clawing.
