And the grasp of the mind is weakened, as the talons of a caged vulture.

Wealth hath never given happiness, but often hastened misery:

Enough hath never caused misery, but often quickened happiness:

Enough is less than thy thought, O pampered creature of society,

And he that hath more than enough, is a thief of the rights of his brother.


OF INVENTION.

Man is proud of his mind, boasting that it giveth him divinity,