The English Rogue: Continued in the Life of Meriton Latroon, and Other Extravagants: The Fourth Part

I never was settled long in one Condition.

我从未长久地安定于一种境况之中。

Hunger’s a Whetstone that so sharpens Wit, It cuts away for some to feed by it.

饥饿是磨刀石，它磨砺智慧，让一些人靠它谋生。