So true it is, in the
language
of a wise man whose own
experience had made him acquainted with both fortunes, that riches are
better fitted
To slacken virtue, and abate her edge,
Than tempt her to do ought may merit praise.
experience had made him acquainted with both fortunes, that riches are
better fitted
To slacken virtue, and abate her edge,
Than tempt her to do ought may merit praise.
De Quincey - Confessions of an Opium Eater
