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.
Death is the great leveller.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
He that dies pays all debts.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Nature will have her course.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Beauty provokes thieves sooner than gold.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
Michael Green – Squire Haggard’s Journal