“The wise man knoweth where to stop, as he runneth in the race of fortune, For experience of old hath taught him, that happiness lingered midway; And many in hot pursuit have hasted to the goal of wealth, But have lost, as they ran, those apples of gold--the mind and the power to enjoy it.” MenMindLostEnjoyGoalWealthRaceWiseTaughtGoldHotFortunePursuitRanApplesMidway Book:Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments. 1st and 2d Series in One Volume Source: Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments. 1st and 2d Series in One Volume