Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.

He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.

He shall find the rugged thistle bursting
Into glossy purples, that outredden
All voluptuous garden roses.

Prayers and provender hinder no journey.

Prayers and provender hinder no journey.

Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.

Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.

As is the mother, so is her daughter.

As is the mother, so is her daughter.

Savage bears agree with one another.

Savage bears agree with one another.

They that know one another salute a farre off.

They that know one another salute a farre off.