Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.

Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

He is the least in want who is the least covetous.

He is the least in want who is the least covetous.

He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.

He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

Sound conviction should influence us rather than public opinion.

As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.