Quote#Money & Wealth
Sleep Heart of Gold! 'Twas not in vain
Quote byJohn Farrell · 1851–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epitaph, inscribed on his gravestone in Rookwood Cemetery.
English (original)
Sleep Heart of Gold! 'Twas not in vain You loved the struggling and the poor, And taught, in sweet and strenuous strain To battle and endure. The lust of wealth, the pride of place, Were not a light to guide thy feet, But larger hopes and wider space For hearts to beat.
— John Farrell
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