Saint Augustine say'th in his fifth book, De Civitate Dei,
Conjunctæ sunt ædes Virtutis et Honoris, say'th he;
The houses of virtue and honour joined together be.
And so the way to honour's house is disposed,
That through virtue's house he must needs pass:
Or else from honour he shall soon be deposed,
And brought to that point, that he before was.
But if through virtue honour be attained:
The path to salvation may soon be gained.
Some there be, that do fortune prefer;