528
Flattery may be considered as a mode of companionship, degrading but profitable to him who flatters.
Theophrastus.
529
Rich presents, though profusely given, Are not so dear to righteous Heaven As gifts by honest gains supplied, Though small, which faith hath sanctified.
Mahābhārata.
530
To-day is thine to spend, but not to-morrow;
Counting on morrows breedeth bankrupt sorrow:
O squander not this breath that Heaven hath lent thee;
Make not too sure another breath to borrow.
Omar Khayyām.