Vain mistaken mortals, who, valuing names titles, suppose virtues mind — Eliza Parsons, Girl Mountains

Eliza Parsons The Girl of the Mountains

Norway Timelapse
PlayPlay

previous arrow
next arrow
Norway Timelapse
Budapest Timelapse
Iceland Timelapse
Berlin Timelapse
London Timelapse
previous arrow
next arrow

Vain mistaken mortals, who, valuing themselves on names and titles, suppose that the virtues of the mind must be attached to an empty sound, when every day's experience proves that birth is disgraced, titles rendered contemptible, and riches a curse, by the vices, meanness, and dissipation of its possessors!

Eliza Parsons, The Girl of the Mountains

Related Authors: Eliza Parsons | The Girl of the Mountains

Related Topics: disgrace, economy, greed, money, nobility, oligarchy, society, vanity, vice, wealth

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *