With fame, in just proportion, envy grows.
Who gives an empire, by the gift defeats All end of giving; and procures contempt Instead of gratitude.
Inhumanity is caught from man, From smiling man.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
Praise, more divine than prayer; prayer points our ready path to heaven; praise is already there.
The first sure symptom of a mind in health Is rest of heart and pleasure felt at home.