Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Life’s True Jest
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Michael Green is the author of "Squire Haggard's Journal." The book is a fictional diary of a man who inherits a country estate, and it chronicles his misadventures as he tries to become a gentleman. Green was a British clergyman, illustrator, and writer who was known for his humorous and satirical works.
Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; but now I know it.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Wine is a turncoat; first a friend, then an enemy.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
A fool and his words are soon parted.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Hope is the poor man’s bread.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Love is blind, as well as hatred.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Patience is a virtue that carries no passport.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Time, the thief of youth, steals away the pleasures of our prime.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal