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Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to read more
It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
