THRIFT

To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile

"Be thrifty, but not covetous; therefore give

Thy need, thine honour, and thy friend his due,

Never was scraper brave man. Get to live,

Then live, and use it; else it is not true

That thou hast gotten. Surely use alone

Make money not a contemptible stone."

GEORGE HERBERT.

"To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile,

Assiduous wait upon her;

And gather gear by ev'ry wile

That's justify'd by Honour:

Not for to hide it in a hedge,

Not for a train attendant;

But for the glorious privilege

Of being Independent."

ROBERT BURNS.