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Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
