Love Thy Self

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our necessities but of their advantages.” – Adam Smith (1723-1790).

In the Teifi Velley  
In the land of the Dragon 
Black cherries burst 
And satisfy the palate 
Of all who try 
The men are known 
By their books as well 
As their friends 
And leather tongues loll 
In scarlet stain