Them That Asks No Questions Isn't Told

Pity, Though It May Often Relieve, Is But, At Best, A Short-lived Passion, And Seldom Affords Distress More Than Transitory Assistance; With Some It Scarce Lasts From The First Impulse Till The Hand Can Be Put Into The Pocket.

Such Is The Patriot's Boast, Where'er We Roam, His First Best Country Ever Is At Home.

An Emperor In His Nightcap Will Not Meet With Half The Respect Of An Emperor With A Crown.

All Is Not Gold That Glitters, Pleasure Seems Sweet, But Proves A Glass Of Bitters

Alas! The Joys That Fortune Brings Are Trifling, And Decay, And Those Who Prize The Trifling Things, More Trifling Still Than They.