 | The poems of Richard Henry Stoddard |  |
[Pain and pleasure both decay]
Pain and pleasure both decay,
Wealth and poverty depart;
Wisdom makes a longer stay,
Therefore, be thou wise, my heart.
Wealth and poverty depart;
Wisdom makes a longer stay,
Therefore, be thou wise, my heart.
Land remains not, nor do they
Who the lands to-day control.
Kings and princes pass away,
Therefore, be thou fixed, my soul.
Who the lands to-day control.
Kings and princes pass away,
Therefore, be thou fixed, my soul.
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If by hatred, love, or pride
Thou art shaken, thou art wrong;
Only one thing will abide,
Only goodness can be strong.
Thou art shaken, thou art wrong;
Only one thing will abide,
Only goodness can be strong.
| The poems of Richard Henry Stoddard | |