Riches and rank – a morning dream in
spring;
Fame – but an unsubstantial cloud above;
Thy very body is not thine for ay;
Hate is the end of love.
Fix not a golden collar on thy neck;
Be not with chain of jade in service bound;
Pure heart and few desires: earth’s dust
shake off –
And happiness is found.
Anon 18th cent. A.D.