He that holds fast the golden mean And lives contentedly between The little and the great Feels not the wants that pinch the poor Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's door, Imbittering all his state. Poems - Page 235by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
| Owen Lovejoy - 2004 - 504 pages
...wisdom of that prayer, uttered and recorded ages ago: "Give me neither poverty nor riches." "He who holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly...poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man's, door, Embittering all his state."4 It is to this class that the State must look for its support, permanence,... | |
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