Here we all live in a state of ambitious poverty. |
Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living |
Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living |
Honesty is praised and starves |
How you've got rich, none cares; rich you must be |
I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason. |
In times like these it is difficult not to write satire |
Indulgence rare to pleasures lendeth zest |
Integrity is praised and then left out in the cold. |
It is not easy for men to emerge from obscurity if their qualities are thwarted by narrow means at home. |
It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty. |
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die |
Let nothing which is disgraceful to be spoken of, or to be seen, approach this place where a child is |
Like warmed-up cabbage served at each repast, The repetition kills the wretch at last |
Like warmed-up cabbage served at each repast, The repetition kills the wretch at last |