And he is oft the wisest manWho is not wise at all.
Minds that have nothing to confer Find little to perceive.
A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Spade! Thou art a tool of honor in my hands. I press thee, through a yielding soil, with pride.
Men who can hear the Decalogue, and feel To self-reproach.
Science appears but what in truth she is, Not as our glory and our absolute boast, But as a succedaneum, and a prop To our infirmity.