Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature - Unknown

Though man a thinking being is defined,

Few use the grand prerogative of mind.

How few think justly of the thinking few!

How many never think, who think they do!

Essays in Rhyme. (On Morals and Manners. Prejudice.) Essay i. Stanza 45.

Far from mortal cares retreating,

Sordid hopes and vain desires,

Here, our willing footsteps meeting,

Every heart to heaven aspires.