And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended. [Lat. , Itidemque ut saepe jam in multis locis, Plus insciens quis fecit quam prodens boni. ]
Spending of the best part of one's life earning money in order to enjoy questionable liberty during the least valuable part of it, reminds me of the Englishman who went to India to make a fortune first, in order that he might return to England and live the life of a poet. He should have gone up garret at once.