Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause a while from learning to be wise. There mark what ills the scholar's life assail,- Toil, envy, want, the patron, and the jail.
Precious few are those who can live in the lap of luxury. . . who can keep their moral, spiritual and financial equilibrium. . . while balancing on the elevated tightrope of success. . . . there is about one in a hundred who can dance to the tune of success without paying the piper named Compromise.