When danger threatens, lay it on thy heart;
A single sentence, proof against the world:
“Soul, body, fortune!—every good pertains
To one of these; but prize not all alike;
The goods of fortune to thy body’s health,
Body to soul, and soul submit to God.” 1300
Would’st thou build lasting happiness? do this;
Th’ inverted pyramid can never stand.
Is this truth doubtful? It outshines the sun;
Nay, the sun shines not, but to show us this, 1304