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Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little read more
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out
of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the
hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
A healer of others, himself diseased.
A healer of others, himself diseased.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
